diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.coffee
index d73a35a69d..beee4a3158 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionLocator.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ module.exports =
 			logger.log user_id:user_id, "got users subscription"
 			callback(err, subscription)
 
-	getMemberSubscriptions: (user_id, callback) ->
+	getMemberSubscriptions: (user_or_id, callback) ->
+		if user_or_id? and user_or_id._id?
+			user_id = user_or_id._id
+		else if user_or_id?
+			user_id = user_or_id
 		logger.log user_id: user_id, "getting users group subscriptions"
 		Subscription.find(member_ids: user_id).populate("admin_id").exec callback
 
@@ -25,4 +29,4 @@ module.exports =
 		Subscription.findOne {member_ids: user_id, _id:subscription_id}, {_id:1}, callback
 
 	getGroupSubscriptionMemberOf: (user_id, callback)->
-		Subscription.findOne {member_ids: user_id}, {_id:1, planCode:1}, callback
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+		Subscription.findOne {member_ids: user_id}, {_id:1, planCode:1}, callback