diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/dashboard.js b/src/controllers/admin/dashboard.js
index b84983f0f2..0e7dd36d10 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/dashboard.js
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ dashboardController.submitBugReport = async function (req, res) {
 
 		const sanitizedDescription = validator.escape(description);
 		const timestamp = Date.now();
-		const user = email ? email : 'Anonymous'; // Assuming req.user contains the user information
+		const user = req.user ? req.user.username : 'Anonymous'; // Assuming req.user contains the user information
 
 		// Add the bug report to the in-memory array
 		bugLogs.push({ user, description: sanitizedDescription, timestamp });