diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
index 5c3674d1b9..1dfe6f12d8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const env = require("../../environment")
 const { getAPIKey } = require("../../utilities/usageQuota")
 const { generateUserID } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { setCookie } = require("../../utilities")
+const { outputProcessing } = require("../../utilities/rowProcessor")
+const { ViewNames } = require("../../db/utils")
 
 exports.authenticate = async ctx => {
   const appId = ctx.appId
@@ -62,12 +64,14 @@ exports.fetchSelf = async ctx => {
   const { userId, appId } = ctx.user
   if (!userId || !appId) {
     ctx.body = {}
-  } else {
-    const database = new CouchDB(appId)
-    const user = await database.get(userId)
-    if (user) {
-      delete user.password
-    }
-    ctx.body = user
+    return
   }
+  const db = new CouchDB(appId)
+  const user = await db.get(userId)
+  const userTable = await db.get(ViewNames.USERS)
+  if (user) {
+    delete user.password
+  }
+  // specifically needs to make sure is enriched
+  ctx.body = await outputProcessing(appId, userTable, user)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
index 65985dead2..8e4c64af14 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ exports.updateLinks = async function({
  * then an array will be output, object input -> object output.
  */
 exports.attachLinkIDs = async (appId, rows) => {
-  // handle a single row as well as multiple
-  let wasArray = true
-  if (!(rows instanceof Array)) {
-    rows = [rows]
-    wasArray = false
-  }
-
   const links = await getLinksForRows(appId, rows)
   // now iterate through the rows and all field information
   for (let row of rows) {
@@ -162,7 +155,7 @@ exports.attachLinkIDs = async (appId, rows) => {
   }
   // if it was an array when it came in then handle it as an array in response
   // otherwise return the first element as there was only one input
-  return wasArray ? rows : rows[0]
+  return rows
 }
 
 /**
@@ -178,11 +171,6 @@ exports.attachLinkedPrimaryDisplay = async (appId, table, rows) => {
   if (linkedTableIds.length === 0) {
     return rows
   }
-  let wasArray = true
-  if (!(rows instanceof Array)) {
-    rows = [rows]
-    wasArray = false
-  }
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
   const linkedTables = await Promise.all(linkedTableIds.map(id => db.get(id)))
   const links = (await getLinksForRows(appId, rows)).filter(link =>
@@ -214,5 +202,5 @@ exports.attachLinkedPrimaryDisplay = async (appId, table, rows) => {
         }
       })
   }
-  return wasArray ? rows : rows[0]
+  return rows
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor.js
index 5824885d05..362f7e8820 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor.js
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ exports.inputProcessing = (user, table, row) => {
  * @returns {object[]} the enriched rows will be returned.
  */
 exports.outputProcessing = async (appId, table, rows) => {
+  let wasArray = true
+  if (!(rows instanceof Array)) {
+    rows = [rows]
+    wasArray = false
+  }
   // attach any linked row information
   const outputRows = await linkRows.attachLinkedPrimaryDisplay(
     appId,
@@ -179,5 +184,5 @@ exports.outputProcessing = async (appId, table, rows) => {
       }
     }
   }
-  return outputRows
+  return wasArray ? outputRows : outputRows[0]
 }