diff --git a/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py b/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
index f795ef2c..8ef7aa5d 100644
--- a/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
+++ b/engine/vibes_auth/serializers.py
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ class TokenObtainSerializer(Serializer):
 class TokenObtainPairSerializer(TokenObtainSerializer):
     token_class = RefreshToken
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.retrieve_user: bool = kwargs.get("retrieve_user", True)
+
     def validate(self, attrs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
         data = super().validate(attrs)