diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/utils/users.py b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/utils/users.py
index ec080c3e..7083c987 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/utils/users.py
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/utils/users.py
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ def getUserFromReq(req):
     return DEFAULT_USER
 
 # get users data for mentions
-def getUsersForMentions(req):
-    uid = req.COOKIES.get('uid')
+def getUsersForMentions(uid):
     usersData = []
-
     for user in USERS:
         if(user.id != uid and user.name != None and user.email != None):
             usersData.append({'name':user.name, 'email':user.email})
diff --git a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
index 759e55e0..0a819f3d 100644
--- a/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
+++ b/web/documentserver-example/python/src/views/actions.py
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ def edit(request):
         'url': docManager.getServerUrl(True, request) + 'csv'
     }
 
+    # users data for mentions
+    usersData = users.getUsersForMentions(user.id) if user.id !='uid-0' else None
+
     if jwtManager.isEnabled():  # if the secret key to generate token exists
         edConfig['token'] = jwtManager.encode(edConfig)  # encode the edConfig object into a token
         dataInsertImage['token'] = jwtManager.encode(dataInsertImage)  # encode the dataInsertImage object into a token
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ def edit(request):
         'dataInsertImage': json.dumps(dataInsertImage)[1 : len(json.dumps(dataInsertImage)) - 1],  # the image which will be inserted into the document
         'dataCompareFile': dataCompareFile,  # document which will be compared with the current document
         'dataMailMergeRecipients': json.dumps(dataMailMergeRecipients),  # recipient data for mail merging
-        'users': json.dumps(users.getUsersForMentions(request))
+        'users': json.dumps(usersData)
     }
     return render(request, 'editor.html', context)  # execute the "editor.html" template with context data