diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
index cb769c662..30bc67d14 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/security/model/User.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ public class User extends AbstractAuditable implements Owner, Ownable {
      * @return the initial implementation, while supporting a user having multiple groups in the db side, acts as if the
      * user can only belong to a single group
      */
-    @JsonIgnore
     public Group getGroup() {
         return getUserGroups().isEmpty() ? null : (Group) userGroups.toArray()[0];
     }
@@ -145,4 +144,4 @@ public void setGroups(Set<Group> groups) {
     public void registerLoader(ILazyLoaderHelper lazyLoaderHelper) {
         this.lazyLoaderHelper = lazyLoaderHelper;
     }
-}
+}
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