diff --git a/src/handlers/users.ts b/src/handlers/users.ts
index d5c8017..b9646b0 100644
--- a/src/handlers/users.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/users.ts
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ async function registerUser(user: MatrixUser): Promise<AccessToken> {
 async function getUserData(user: MatrixUser): Promise<UserInfo> {
   return (await axios.get('/_synapse/admin/v2/users/@' + user.username + ":" + getUserDomain())).data
 }
-async function getUserLogin(user: MatrixUser): Promise<AccessToken> {
-  return (await axios.get('/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@' + user.username + ":" + getUserDomain() + "/login")).data
+async function loginUser(user: MatrixUser): Promise<AccessToken> {
+  return (await axios.post('/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@' + user.username + ":" + getUserDomain() + "/login")).data
 }
 
 async function parseUserMemberships(rcUser: RcUser): Promise<void> {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export async function createUser(rcUser: RcUser): Promise<MatrixUser> {
     user.user_id = userData.name
     user.displayname = userData.displayname
     user.admin = user.admin || userData.admin
-    const accessToken = await getUserLogin(user)
+    const accessToken = await loginUser(user)
     user.access_token = accessToken.access_token
     log.info(`User ${rcUser.username} exists:`, user)
   } else {