diff --git a/auth/middleware.go b/auth/middleware.go
index 7b147be5cf96732ba85fb04255959174473531d8..728b8c031bdce1082c228c558be12cc29584f855 100644
--- a/auth/middleware.go
+++ b/auth/middleware.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	if auth.UserType == USER_SUSPENDED {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"Account suspended with the following notice: %s\nContact support",
-			auth.SuspensionNotice)
+			*auth.SuspensionNotice)
 	}
 
 	return &auth, nil
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 	if auth.UserType == USER_SUSPENDED {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"Account suspended with the following notice: %s\nContact support",
-			auth.SuspensionNotice)
+			*auth.SuspensionNotice)
 	}
 
 	return &auth, nil
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 	if auth.UserType == USER_SUSPENDED {
 		authError(w, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Account suspended with the following notice: %s\nContact support",
-			auth.SuspensionNotice), http.StatusForbidden)
+			*auth.SuspensionNotice), http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 	if auth.UserType == USER_SUSPENDED {
 		authError(w, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Account suspended with the following notice: %s\nContact support",
-			auth.SuspensionNotice), http.StatusForbidden)
+			*auth.SuspensionNotice), http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1aadf6f51d411b1420128f9f6c3dfea8c2df19f2..f065687c2940bb30ddd5acd5dd5b5fc0503dd3b6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
 github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=