diff --git a/app/routes/api.js b/app/routes/api.js
index c5d89bc..67474b6 100644
--- a/app/routes/api.js
+++ b/app/routes/api.js
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@ router.post('/state', (req, res, next) => {
     res.status(400).send(error);
   };
 
-  authenticator.getAuthenticatedUser(req, (user) => {
-    if (user) {
-      ctrl.create(req.body, user, scb, ecb);
-    } else {
-      ecb({ code: 'auth error', message: 'user not logged in.' });
-    }
-  });
+  authenticator.withUser(req, res, (user) => ctrl.create(req.body, user, scb, ecb));
 });
 
 router.get('/user', function (req, res, next) {