diff --git a/crates/collab/src/user_backfiller.rs b/crates/collab/src/user_backfiller.rs
index 83382e4ec6..5d9c4e2c16 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/user_backfiller.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/user_backfiller.rs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ impl UserBackfiller {
         for user in users_missing_github_user_created_at {
             match self
                 .fetch_github_user(&format!(
-                    "https://api.github.com/users/{}",
-                    user.github_login
+                    "https://api.github.com/user/{}",
+                    user.github_user_id
                 ))
                 .await
             {