diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/SpringDataRestCustomization.java b/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/SpringDataRestCustomization.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c1cc2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/SpringDataRestCustomization.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package de.tilman.transactions;
+
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.config.RepositoryRestConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.config.RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import de.tilman.transactions.domain.Account;
+import de.tilman.transactions.domain.Category;
+import de.tilman.transactions.domain.Transaction;
+import de.tilman.transactions.domain.User;
+
+@Component
+public class SpringDataRestCustomization extends RepositoryRestConfigurerAdapter {
+
+	// TODO Ask someone who knows better how to do all of this without exposing the IDs. Parsing URLs can't be the answer.
+	@Override
+	public void configureRepositoryRestConfiguration(RepositoryRestConfiguration config) {
+
+		config.exposeIdsFor(Account.class, Category.class, Transaction.class, User.class);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/controller/UserController.java b/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/controller/UserController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70a31ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tilman/transactions/controller/UserController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package de.tilman.transactions.controller;
+
+import java.security.Principal;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+public class UserController {
+	
+	@RequestMapping("/user")
+	public Principal user(Principal user) {
+		return user;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/js/controllers.js b/src/main/resources/static/js/controllers.js
index 36b4214..10e177a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ transactionControllers.controller('TransactionListCtrl', [ '$scope', '$location'
 		
 		if (typeof $scope.categories !== 'undefined') {
 			// TODO default-Kategorie sollte per Account einstellbar sein
+			console.log('DID IT!');
 			$scope.transaction.category = $scope.categories[0];
 		}
 		
 		// get recent transactions
-		var transactions = $resource('/transactions/search/last10', { accountId: $scope.accountId }).get();
+		var transactions = $resource('/transactions/search/last10', { accountId: $scope.account.id }).get();
 		
 		transactions.$promise.then(function(data) {
 			$scope.transactions = transactions._embedded.transactions;
@@ -37,34 +38,31 @@ transactionControllers.controller('TransactionListCtrl', [ '$scope', '$location'
 	}
 	
 	$scope.initList = function() {
-		
-		// TODO get account from frontend
-		$scope.accountId = 1;
-		$scope.account = 'http://localhost:8080/accounts/1';
-		
-		//http://localhost:8080/accounts/search/findByUserName?username=betty@mail.com
-		
-//		var accounts = $resource('/accounts/search/findByUserName', { username: $scope.accountId }).get();
-
-		
-		
-		
-		
 		console.log('initList()');
-		
-		$scope.refreshList();
-		
-		var categories = $resource('/categories/search/listForAccount', { accountId: $scope.accountId }).get();
-		
-		categories.$promise.then(function(data) {
-			$scope.categories = categories._embedded.categories;
+		var userinfo = $resource('/user').get();
+		userinfo.$promise.then(function(data) {
+			$scope.username = userinfo.name;
 			
-			// select the first entry as default
-			$scope.transaction.category = categories._embedded.categories[0];
+			var accountInfo = $resource('/accounts/search/findByUserName', { username: userinfo.name }).get();
+			accountInfo.$promise.then(function(data) {
+				$scope.accounts = accountInfo._embedded.accounts;
+				$scope.account = $scope.accounts[0];
+				
+				var categories = $resource('/categories/search/listForAccount', { accountId: $scope.accounts[0].id }).get();
+				categories.$promise.then(function(data) {
+					$scope.categories = categories._embedded.categories;
+					$scope.refreshList();
+				});
+			});
 		});
 		
 	}
 	
+	$scope.refreshAccount = function() {
+		console.log('BINGO!');
+		$scope.refreshList();
+	};
+	
 	$scope.postTransaction = function() {
 		
 		// via Resource (might be moved into a service)
@@ -87,6 +85,10 @@ transactionControllers.controller('TransactionListCtrl', [ '$scope', '$location'
 	$scope.showTransaction = function(transaction) {
 		$location.path('/transaction/' + transaction._links.self.href);
 	};
+	
+	
+	// initialize (http://stackoverflow.com/a/25662066/3761783)
+	$scope.initList();
 
 } ]);
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/partials/transaction-list.html b/src/main/resources/static/partials/transaction-list.html
index af4754d..870254a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/partials/transaction-list.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/partials/transaction-list.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<div ng-init="initList()">
+<div>
 	<div>
-		<div><select ng-model='user.accounts' ng-options="account.name for account in accounts"></select></div>
+		<div><select ng-model='account' ng-change='refreshAccount()' ng-options="account.name for account in accounts track by account.id"></select></div>
 		<div>
 			<form role="form" ng-submit="postTransaction()">
 				<div>