diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/recent_emails/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recent_emails/index.ts
index f3c66256c..58fccb865 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/recent_emails/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recent_emails/index.ts
@@ -82,12 +82,15 @@ export const markEmailAsItemResolver = authorized<
       }
     }
 
-    const newsletterEmail = await getRepository(NewsletterEmail).findOneBy({
-      address: recentEmail.to,
-      user: { id: claims.uid },
+    const newsletterEmail = await getRepository(NewsletterEmail).findOne({
+      where: {
+        address: recentEmail.to,
+        user: { id: claims.uid },
+      },
+      relations: ['user'],
     })
     if (!newsletterEmail) {
-      log.info('no newsletter email', { to: recentEmail.to })
+      log.info('no newsletter email', recentEmail.to)
 
       return {
         errorCodes: [MarkEmailAsItemErrorCode.NotFound],