diff --git a/app/services/session.js b/app/services/session.js
index 4c84fec..6b61bd4 100644
--- a/app/services/session.js
+++ b/app/services/session.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ class SessionService extends SiteService {
       switch (serviceName) {
         case 'core':
           user = await coreNodeService.getUserByLocalId(userId);
+          user.type = 'CoreUser';
           delete user.core.oauth;
           delete user.core.__v;
           delete user.__v;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ class SessionService extends SiteService {
           break;
         case 'local':
           user = await userService.getUserAccount(userId);
+          user.type = 'User';
           break;
       }
       return done(null, user);