diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/views/stats_view.py b/backend/server/adventures/views/stats_view.py
index 37d9f07..4b3a524 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/views/stats_view.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/views/stats_view.py
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ class StatsViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
     """
     A simple ViewSet for listing the stats of a user.
     """
-    @action(detail=False, methods=['get'], url_path='counts/(?P<username>[^/.]+)')
+    @action(detail=False, methods=['get'], url_path='counts/(?P<username>[\w.@+-]+)')
     def counts(self, request, username):
         if request.user.username == username:
             user = get_object_or_404(User, username=username)
         else:
             user = get_object_or_404(User, username=username, public_profile=True)
-        serializer = PublicUserSerializer(user)
+        # serializer = PublicUserSerializer(user)
         
         # remove the email address from the response
         user.email = None
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
index a87a45a..c73b3c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.server.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const load = (async (event) => {
 		let stats = null;
 
 		let res = await event.fetch(
-			`${serverEndpoint}/api/stats/counts/${event.locals.user.username}`,
+			`${serverEndpoint}/api/stats/counts/${event.locals.user.username}/`,
 			{
 				headers: {
 					Cookie: `sessionid=${event.cookies.get('sessionid')}`