diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/vacation-management-procedures.ts b/packages/api/src/router/vacation-management-procedures.ts
index 8e1db35..87b64a8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/vacation-management-procedures.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/vacation-management-procedures.ts
@@ -42,21 +42,11 @@ const BatchCreatePublicHolidaysSchema = z.object({
   replaceExisting: z.boolean().default(false),
 });
 
-async function findVacationActor(
-  db: Parameters<Parameters<typeof protectedProcedure["query"]>[0]>[0]["ctx"]["db"],
-  email: string | null | undefined,
-) {
-  return db.user.findUnique({
-    where: { email: email ?? "" },
-    select: { id: true, systemRole: true },
-  });
-}
-
 export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
   approve: managerProcedure
     .input(z.object({ id: z.string() }))
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
 
       const result = await approveVacation(
@@ -117,7 +107,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
 
       emitVacationUpdated({ id: updated.id, resourceId: updated.resourceId, status: updated.status });
 
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
       await completeVacationApprovalTasks(ctx.db, input.id, userRecord?.id);
 
@@ -144,7 +134,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
   batchApprove: managerProcedure
     .input(z.object({ ids: z.array(z.string()).min(1).max(100) }))
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
 
       const result = await batchApproveVacations(
@@ -187,7 +177,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
       }),
     )
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
 
       const result = await batchRejectVacations(
@@ -224,7 +214,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
   cancel: protectedProcedure
     .input(z.object({ id: z.string() }))
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
       if (!userRecord) {
         throw new TRPCError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" });
@@ -274,10 +264,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
   batchCreatePublicHolidays: adminProcedure
     .input(BatchCreatePublicHolidaysSchema)
     .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
-      const adminUser = await ctx.db.user.findUnique({
-        where: { email: ctx.session.user?.email ?? "" },
-        select: { id: true },
-      });
+      const adminUser = ctx.dbUser;
       if (!adminUser) {
         throw new TRPCError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" });
       }
@@ -309,7 +296,7 @@ export const vacationManagementProcedures = {
         throw new TRPCError({ code: "NOT_FOUND", message: "Vacation not found" });
       }
 
-      const userRecord = await findVacationActor(ctx.db, ctx.session.user?.email);
+      const userRecord = ctx.dbUser;
       const audit = makeAuditLogger(ctx.db, userRecord?.id);
       if (!userRecord) {
         throw new TRPCError({ code: "UNAUTHORIZED" });