diff --git a/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImp.java b/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImp.java
index f0c838b4..61ffbd53 100644
--- a/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImp.java
+++ b/backend/sportsmatch/src/main/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImp.java
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package com.sportsmatch.services;
 
+import com.sportsmatch.dtos.SportDTO;
 import com.sportsmatch.dtos.UserDTO;
+import com.sportsmatch.dtos.UserInfoDTO;
 import com.sportsmatch.mappers.SportMapper;
 import com.sportsmatch.mappers.UserMapper;
 import com.sportsmatch.models.*;
 import com.sportsmatch.repositories.SportRepository;
 import com.sportsmatch.repositories.UserRepository;
-import com.sportsmatch.dtos.SportDTO;
-import com.sportsmatch.dtos.UserInfoDTO;
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetails;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
+
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeParseException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.*;
 
 @Service
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
@@ -69,16 +67,21 @@ public UserDTO getUserById(Long id) {
       throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
+    Set<SportUser> sportUsers = user.get().getSportUsers();
+
+    List<SportDTO> userSports = sportUsers.stream()
+        .map(SportUser::getSport)
+        .map(sportMapper::toDTO)
+        .toList();
+
     List<EventPlayer> events = new ArrayList<>(user.get().getEventsPlayed());
-    List<SportDTO> sports = new ArrayList<>();
     for (EventPlayer e : events) {
       rankService.updatePlayersRanks(e.getEvent());
-      sports.add(sportMapper.toDTO(e.getEvent().getSport()));
     }
 
     return UserDTO.builder()
         .name(user.get().getName())
-        .sports(sports)
+        .sports(userSports)
         .elo(user.get().getRank())
         .win(user.get().getWin())
         .loss(user.get().getLoss())
diff --git a/backend/sportsmatch/src/test/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImpTest.java b/backend/sportsmatch/src/test/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImpTest.java
index c875c297..81f8f0ec 100644
--- a/backend/sportsmatch/src/test/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImpTest.java
+++ b/backend/sportsmatch/src/test/java/com/sportsmatch/services/UserServiceImpTest.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void getUserById() {
     Sport sport = new Sport();
     sport.setId(1L);
     sport.setName("Tennis");
-    sport.setEmoji("🎾");
+    sport.setEmoji("");
     sport.setBackgroundImageURL("./assets/sport-component-tennis.png");
 
     // SportUser
@@ -125,17 +125,16 @@ void getUserById() {
     sports.add(sportDTO);
 
     // Event
-    Event event = mock(Event.class);
+    Event event = new Event();
     event.setSport(sport);
 
-    EventPlayer eventPlayer = mock(EventPlayer.class);
-
-    when(eventPlayer.getEvent()).thenReturn(event);
-    when(eventPlayer.getEvent().getSport()).thenReturn(sport);
+    // EventPlayer (no need to mock)
+    EventPlayer eventPlayer = new EventPlayer();
+    eventPlayer.setEvent(event); // Set the event directly
 
     user.getEventsPlayed().add(eventPlayer);
 
-    doNothing().when(rankService).updatePlayersRanks(event);
+    // No need to mock eventPlayer.getEvent()
 
     UserDTO expectedUserDTO =
         UserDTO.builder().name(user.getName()).elo(user.getRank()).sports(sports).build();