diff --git a/src/models/CatalogMissingNewspaperDto.ts b/src/models/CatalogMissingNewspaperDto.ts
index 28b4f63..95a84c8 100644
--- a/src/models/CatalogMissingNewspaperDto.ts
+++ b/src/models/CatalogMissingNewspaperDto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {newspaper} from '@prisma/client';
 import {createCatalogDateString} from '@/utils/dateUtils';
+import {getUserName} from '@/utils/cookieUtils';
 
 export interface CatalogMissingNewspaperDto {
   titleCatalogueId: string;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export function createCatalogMissingNewspaperDtoFromIssue(
   return {
     titleCatalogueId: titleId,
     date: createCatalogDateString(issue.date),
-    username: 'hugin stage', // TODO replace with actual username when auth is present
+    username: getUserName() ?? '',
     notes: issue.notes ?? '',
     // eslint-disable-next-line id-denylist
     number: issue.edition ?? ''
diff --git a/src/models/CatalogNewspaperDto.ts b/src/models/CatalogNewspaperDto.ts
index 113b68f..e1971bf 100644
--- a/src/models/CatalogNewspaperDto.ts
+++ b/src/models/CatalogNewspaperDto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {newspaper} from '@prisma/client';
 import {createCatalogDateString} from '@/utils/dateUtils';
+import {getUserName} from '@/utils/cookieUtils';
 
 export interface CatalogNewspaperDto {
   titleCatalogueId: string;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export function createCatalogNewspaperDtoFromIssue(
   return {
     titleCatalogueId: titleId,
     date: createCatalogDateString(issue.date),
-    username: 'hugin stage', // TODO replace with actual username when auth is present
+    username: getUserName() ?? '',
     digital: false,
     containerId: issue.box_id,
     notes: issue.notes ?? '',
diff --git a/src/models/CatalogNewspaperEditDto.ts b/src/models/CatalogNewspaperEditDto.ts
index b416eab..77af047 100644
--- a/src/models/CatalogNewspaperEditDto.ts
+++ b/src/models/CatalogNewspaperEditDto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {newspaper} from '@prisma/client';
+import {getUserName} from '@/utils/cookieUtils';
 
 
 export interface CatalogNewspaperEditDto {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export function createCatalogNewspaperEditDtoFromIssue(
 ): CatalogNewspaperEditDto {
   return {
     manifestationId: issue.catalog_id,
-    username: 'Hugin stage', // TODO replace with actual username when auth is present
+    username: getUserName() ?? '',
     notes: issue.notes ?? '',
     // eslint-disable-next-line id-denylist
     number: issue.edition ?? ''
diff --git a/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts b/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
index 7a00699..ccd4685 100644
--- a/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/cookieUtils.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export function getRefreshToken(): string | undefined {
   return getUserToken()?.refreshToken;
 }
 
+export function getUserName(): string | undefined {
+  return getUserToken()?.name;
+}
+
 export function deleteUserToken() {
   cookies().delete('user');
 }