diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 4550dddb670cf3a9e8befcc1e70bc33aa917193e..f54e90b344a73dc083675a10acb3b5d9763c9f03 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ def process_user_name_updated_event(client: TypesenseClient, event: UserNameUpda
     document = {
         'id': f'profile_{event.user.id}',
         'type': 'profile',
+        'volunteering_id': event.user.id,  # TODO remove after dropping column from Typesense
         'title_de': event.user.name,
         'title_en': event.user.name,
         'description_de': None,  # TODO add on sending side
diff --git a/test_main.py b/test_main.py
index a5acd3d1a81990968d8255a10067107b788b3966..b3bd4ad604de7d9e33c1474006b2fa56abac087a 100644
--- a/test_main.py
+++ b/test_main.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def test_user_name_updated(mock_client):
     mock_client.upsert.assert_called_with({
         'id': f'profile_{user_payload["id"]}',
         'type': 'profile',
+        'volunteering_id': user_payload["id"],  # TODO remove after dropping column from Typesense
         'title_de': user_payload['name'],
         'title_en': user_payload['name'],
         'description_de': None,  # TODO add on sending side