diff --git a/app/server/static/js/projects.js b/app/server/static/js/projects.js
index ff1d1e01..06bfaccb 100644
--- a/app/server/static/js/projects.js
+++ b/app/server/static/js/projects.js
@@ -6,12 +6,5 @@ new Vue({
 
   components: { Projects },
 
-  data: {
-    djangoContext: {
-      username: JSON.parse(document.getElementById('django.username').textContent),
-      isSuperuser: JSON.parse(document.getElementById('django.is_superuser').textContent),
-    },
-  },
-
-  template: '<Projects v-bind="djangoContext" />',
+  template: '<Projects />',
 });
diff --git a/app/server/static/js/projects.vue b/app/server/static/js/projects.vue
index 311b6a32..7ad79e89 100644
--- a/app/server/static/js/projects.vue
+++ b/app/server/static/js/projects.vue
@@ -204,17 +204,6 @@ const baseUrl = window.location.href.split('/').slice(0, 3).join('/');
 export default {
   filters: { title, daysAgo },
 
-  props: {
-    username: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-    },
-    isSuperuser: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false,
-    },
-  },
-
   data: () => ({
     items: [],
     isActive: false,
@@ -227,6 +216,8 @@ export default {
     descriptionError: '',
     projectTypeError: '',
     projectNameError: '',
+    username: '',
+    isSuperuser: false,
   }),
 
   computed: {
@@ -236,8 +227,13 @@ export default {
   },
 
   created() {
-    axios.get(`${baseUrl}/v1/projects`).then((response) => {
-      this.items = response.data;
+    Promise.all([
+      axios.get(`${baseUrl}/v1/projects`),
+      axios.get(`${baseUrl}/v1/me`),
+    ]).then(([projects, me]) => {
+      this.items = projects.data;
+      this.username = me.data.username;
+      this.isSuperuser = me.data.is_superuser;
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/app/server/templates/projects.html b/app/server/templates/projects.html
index 9e998e8f..432d1b22 100644
--- a/app/server/templates/projects.html
+++ b/app/server/templates/projects.html
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@
 <div id="projects_root"></div>
 {% endblock %}
 {% block footer %}
-{{ user.get_username | json_script:"django.username" }}
-{{ user.is_superuser | json_script:"django.is_superuser" }}
 {% render_bundle 'projects' 'js' %}
 {% endblock %}