diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index cacc64a..91f5594 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ _.forEach(routes, (verbs, path) => {
       if (!req.authUser) {
         return next(new errors.UnauthorizedError('Authorization failed.'));
       }
-      req.currentUser = req.authUser;
+
+      req.currentUser = {
+        handle: _.get(req, 'authUser.handle', '').toLowerCase(),
+        roles: _.get(req, 'authUser.roles', [])
+      };
 
       return next();
     });
diff --git a/src/services/ProjectService.js b/src/services/ProjectService.js
index d764fa1..c1e4dfd 100644
--- a/src/services/ProjectService.js
+++ b/src/services/ProjectService.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const Project = models.Project;
 const currentUserSchema = Joi.object().keys({
   handle: Joi.string().required(),
   roles: Joi.array().required(),
-});
+}).unknown(true);
 const projectSchema = {
   project: {
     id: Joi.string().required(),