diff --git a/API/Controllers/AccountController.cs b/API/Controllers/AccountController.cs
index 576011b91..9d3212389 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/AccountController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/AccountController.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.RateLimiting;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using SharpCompress;
 
 namespace API.Controllers;
 
@@ -137,8 +138,7 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
             if (!result.Succeeded) return BadRequest(result.Errors);
 
             // Assign default streams
-            user.DashboardStreams = Seed.DefaultStreams.ToList();
-            user.SideNavStreams = Seed.DefaultSideNavStreams.ToList();
+            AddDefaultStreamsToUser(user);
 
             var token = await _userManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(user);
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(token)) return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Get("en", "confirm-token-gen"));
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(dto.Email))
             return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(userId, "invalid-payload"));
 
-        _logger.LogInformation("{User} is inviting {Email} to the server", adminUser.UserName, dto.Email);
+        _logger.LogInformation("{User} is inviting {Email} to the server", User.GetUsername(), dto.Email);
 
         // Check if there is an existing invite
         var emailValidationErrors = await _accountService.ValidateEmail(dto.Email);
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
         }
 
         // Create a new user
-        var user = new AppUserBuilder(dto.Email, dto.Email, await _unitOfWork.SiteThemeRepository.GetDefaultTheme()).Build();
+        var user = new AppUserBuilder(dto.Email, dto.Email,
+            await _unitOfWork.SiteThemeRepository.GetDefaultTheme()).Build();
         _unitOfWork.UserRepository.Add(user);
         try
         {
@@ -616,9 +617,7 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
             if (!result.Succeeded) return BadRequest(result.Errors);
 
             // Assign default streams
-            user.DashboardStreams = Seed.DefaultStreams.ToList();
-            user.SideNavStreams = Seed.DefaultSideNavStreams.ToList();
-
+            AddDefaultStreamsToUser(user);
 
             // Assign Roles
             var roles = dto.Roles;
@@ -657,7 +656,6 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
                 user.CreateSideNavFromLibrary(lib);
             }
 
-            _unitOfWork.UserRepository.Update(user);
             user.AgeRestriction = hasAdminRole ? AgeRating.NotApplicable : dto.AgeRestriction.AgeRating;
             user.AgeRestrictionIncludeUnknowns = hasAdminRole || dto.AgeRestriction.IncludeUnknowns;
 
@@ -669,6 +667,7 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
             }
 
             user.ConfirmationToken = token;
+            _unitOfWork.UserRepository.Update(user);
             await _unitOfWork.CommitAsync();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
                 BackgroundJob.Enqueue(() => _emailService.SendConfirmationEmail(new ConfirmationEmailDto()
                 {
                     EmailAddress = dto.Email,
-                    InvitingUser = adminUser.UserName!,
+                    InvitingUser = User.GetUsername(),
                     ServerConfirmationLink = emailLink
                 }));
             }
@@ -721,6 +720,19 @@ public class AccountController : BaseApiController
         return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(User.GetUserId(), "generic-invite-user"));
     }
 
+    private void AddDefaultStreamsToUser(AppUser user)
+    {
+        foreach (var newStream in Seed.DefaultStreams.Select(stream => _mapper.Map<AppUserDashboardStream, AppUserDashboardStream>(stream)))
+        {
+            user.DashboardStreams.Add(newStream);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var stream in Seed.DefaultSideNavStreams.Select(stream => _mapper.Map<AppUserSideNavStream, AppUserSideNavStream>(stream)))
+        {
+            user.SideNavStreams.Add(stream);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Last step in authentication flow, confirms the email token for email
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/API/Data/Seed.cs b/API/Data/Seed.cs
index b807e4dcd..c5fe643ea 100644
--- a/API/Data/Seed.cs
+++ b/API/Data/Seed.cs
@@ -76,48 +76,42 @@ public static class Seed
             },
         }.ToArray());
 
-    public static readonly ImmutableArray<AppUserSideNavStream> DefaultSideNavStreams = ImmutableArray.Create(new[]
+    public static readonly ImmutableArray<AppUserSideNavStream> DefaultSideNavStreams = ImmutableArray.Create(
+        new AppUserSideNavStream()
     {
-        new AppUserSideNavStream()
-        {
-            Name = "want-to-read",
-            StreamType = SideNavStreamType.WantToRead,
-            Order = 1,
-            IsProvided = true,
-            Visible = true
-        },
-        new AppUserSideNavStream()
-        {
-            Name = "collections",
-            StreamType = SideNavStreamType.Collections,
-            Order = 2,
-            IsProvided = true,
-            Visible = true
-        },
-        new AppUserSideNavStream()
-        {
-            Name = "reading-lists",
-            StreamType = SideNavStreamType.ReadingLists,
-            Order = 3,
-            IsProvided = true,
-            Visible = true
-        },
-        new AppUserSideNavStream()
-        {
-            Name = "bookmarks",
-            StreamType = SideNavStreamType.Bookmarks,
-            Order = 4,
-            IsProvided = true,
-            Visible = true
-        },
-        new AppUserSideNavStream()
-        {
-            Name = "all-series",
-            StreamType = SideNavStreamType.AllSeries,
-            Order = 5,
-            IsProvided = true,
-            Visible = true
-        }
+        Name = "want-to-read",
+        StreamType = SideNavStreamType.WantToRead,
+        Order = 1,
+        IsProvided = true,
+        Visible = true
+    }, new AppUserSideNavStream()
+    {
+        Name = "collections",
+        StreamType = SideNavStreamType.Collections,
+        Order = 2,
+        IsProvided = true,
+        Visible = true
+    }, new AppUserSideNavStream()
+    {
+        Name = "reading-lists",
+        StreamType = SideNavStreamType.ReadingLists,
+        Order = 3,
+        IsProvided = true,
+        Visible = true
+    }, new AppUserSideNavStream()
+    {
+        Name = "bookmarks",
+        StreamType = SideNavStreamType.Bookmarks,
+        Order = 4,
+        IsProvided = true,
+        Visible = true
+    }, new AppUserSideNavStream()
+    {
+        Name = "all-series",
+        StreamType = SideNavStreamType.AllSeries,
+        Order = 5,
+        IsProvided = true,
+        Visible = true
     });
 
 
diff --git a/API/Helpers/AutoMapperProfiles.cs b/API/Helpers/AutoMapperProfiles.cs
index 77ab29396..8d0a4fa43 100644
--- a/API/Helpers/AutoMapperProfiles.cs
+++ b/API/Helpers/AutoMapperProfiles.cs
@@ -240,9 +240,10 @@ public class AutoMapperProfiles : Profile
 
         CreateMap<AppUserSmartFilter, SmartFilterDto>();
         CreateMap<AppUserDashboardStream, DashboardStreamDto>();
-        // CreateMap<AppUserDashboardStream, DashboardStreamDto>()
-        //     .ForMember(dest => dest.SmartFilterEncoded,
-        //         opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.SmartFilter));
+
+        // This is for cloning to ensure the records don't get overwritten when setting from SeedData
+        CreateMap<AppUserDashboardStream, AppUserDashboardStream>();
+        CreateMap<AppUserSideNavStream, AppUserSideNavStream>();
 
     }
 }