diff --git a/frontend/src/api/user/signup.ts b/frontend/src/api/user/signup.ts
index d92c03cb18..9635f70e8f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/user/signup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/user/signup.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ const signup = async (
 	props: Props,
 ): Promise<SuccessResponse<undefined> | ErrorResponse> => {
 	try {
-		const response = await axios.post(`/user?email=${props.email}`);
+		const response = await axios.post(`/user`, {
+			email: props.email,
+			name: props.name,
+		});
 
 		return {
 			statusCode: 200,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/SignUp/index.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/SignUp/index.tsx
index 999f02bede..fc0f475df5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/SignUp/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/SignUp/index.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ const Signup = ({ loggedIn }: SignupProps): JSX.Element => {
 					first_name: formState.firstName,
 					email: formState.email,
 				};
+
 				const response = await signup({
-					email: JSON.stringify(payload),
+					email: payload.email.value,
+					name: payload.first_name.value,
 				});
 
 				if (response.statusCode === 200) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/api/user/signup.ts b/frontend/src/types/api/user/signup.ts
index d459144921..00edef563f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/api/user/signup.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/api/user/signup.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export interface Props {
 	email: string;
+	name: string;
 }