diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
index 4ebe2b3..3743385 100644
--- a/id.go
+++ b/id.go
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ type ID [16]byte
 
 // IDGenerator generates new IDs
 type IDGenerator interface {
-	New() ID
+	New() string
 }
diff --git a/postgres/users.sql b/postgres/users.sql
index d6eebc7..7af8ba4 100644
--- a/postgres/users.sql
+++ b/postgres/users.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CREATE TABLE users (
-    id uuid, 
+    id char(26),
     email text,
     name text,
     password text
diff --git a/postgres/userservice.go b/postgres/userservice.go
index 9d11926..8273540 100644
--- a/postgres/userservice.go
+++ b/postgres/userservice.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type UserService struct {
 }
 
 // User returns a user for a given id.
-func (s *UserService) User(id budgeteer.ID) (*budgeteer.User, error) {
+func (s *UserService) User(id string) (*budgeteer.User, error) {
 	u := &budgeteer.User{ID: id}
 	err := s.DB.Select(&u)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ulid/ulid.go b/ulid/ulid.go
index 9f55c48..9888149 100644
--- a/ulid/ulid.go
+++ b/ulid/ulid.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
-	"git.javil.eu/jacob1123/budgeteer"
 	"github.com/oklog/ulid"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func NewGenerator() (*UlidGenerator, error) {
 	return ug, nil
 }
 
-func (ug *UlidGenerator) New() budgeteer.ID {
+func (ug *UlidGenerator) New() string {
 	id := ulid.MustNew(ulid.Timestamp(time.Now()), ug.entropy)
-	return budgeteer.ID(id)
+	return id.String()
 }
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 5bf20c3..8f9c1a8 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package budgeteer
 
 // User struct contains Login information
 type User struct {
-	ID       ID
+	ID       string
 	Email    string
 	Password string
 	Name     string
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type User struct {
 
 // UserService provides Methods for CRUD of Users
 type UserService interface {
-	User(id ID) (*User, error)
+	User(id string) (*User, error)
 	UserByUsername(username string) (*User, error)
 	//Users() ([]*User, error)
 	CreateUser(u *User) error