diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/activities/SharedItemsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/activities/SharedItemsActivity.kt
index b8cd07968..1c7544453 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/activities/SharedItemsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/activities/SharedItemsActivity.kt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class SharedItemsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 LinearLayoutManager(this, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL, false)
             }
 
-            val adapter = SharedItemsAdapter(showGrid, userEntity.username, userEntity.token).apply {
+            val adapter = SharedItemsAdapter(showGrid, userEntity).apply {
                 items = it.items
             }
             binding.imageRecycler.adapter = adapter
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsAdapter.kt
index d3516ebdb..1aef5b377 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsAdapter.kt
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.SharedItemGridBinding
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.SharedItemListBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedItem
 
 class SharedItemsAdapter(
     private val showGrid: Boolean,
-    private val userName: String,
-    private val userToken: String
+    private val userEntity: UserEntity
 ) : RecyclerView.Adapter<SharedItemsViewHolder>() {
 
     var items: List<SharedItem> = emptyList()
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ class SharedItemsAdapter(
                     parent,
                     false
                 ),
-                userName,
-                userToken
+                userEntity
             )
         } else {
             SharedItemsListViewHolder(
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ class SharedItemsAdapter(
                     parent,
                     false
                 ),
-                userName,
-                userToken
+                userEntity
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsGridViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsGridViewHolder.kt
index a2792671a..bff6d72d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsGridViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsGridViewHolder.kt
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.widget.ProgressBar
 import com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.SharedItemGridBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 
 class SharedItemsGridViewHolder(
     override val binding: SharedItemGridBinding,
-    userName: String,
-    userToken: String
-) : SharedItemsViewHolder(binding, userName, userToken) {
+    userEntity: UserEntity
+) : SharedItemsViewHolder(binding, userEntity) {
 
     override val image: SimpleDraweeView
         get() = binding.image
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsListViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsListViewHolder.kt
index e7b2fbbf2..568ad915b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsListViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsListViewHolder.kt
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.widget.ProgressBar
 import com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.SharedItemListBinding
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedItem
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DateUtils
 
 class SharedItemsListViewHolder(
     override val binding: SharedItemListBinding,
-    userName: String,
-    userToken: String
-) : SharedItemsViewHolder(binding, userName, userToken) {
+    userEntity: UserEntity
+) : SharedItemsViewHolder(binding, userEntity) {
 
     override val image: SimpleDraweeView
         get() = binding.fileImage
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsViewHolder.kt
index 159345ab0..a3d2a3dc3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/adapters/SharedItemsViewHolder.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.facebook.drawee.view.SimpleDraweeView
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.common.RotationOptions
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.image.ImageInfo
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.request.ImageRequestBuilder
+import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedItem
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DrawableUtils
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.FileViewerUtils
 
 abstract class SharedItemsViewHolder(
     open val binding: ViewBinding,
-    userName: String,
-    userToken: String
+    private val userEntity: UserEntity
 ) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(binding.root) {
 
     companion object {
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ abstract class SharedItemsViewHolder(
     abstract val clickTarget: View
     abstract val progressBar: ProgressBar
 
-    private val authHeader = mapOf(Pair("Authorization", ApiUtils.getCredentials(userName, userToken)))
+    private val authHeader = mapOf(
+        Pair(
+            "Authorization",
+            ApiUtils.getCredentials(userEntity.username, userEntity.token)
+        )
+    )
 
     open fun onBind(item: SharedItem) {
         image.hierarchy.setPlaceholderImage(staticImage(item.mimeType, image))
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ abstract class SharedItemsViewHolder(
             image.controller = configurePreview(item)
         }
 
-        val fileViewerUtils = FileViewerUtils(image.context, item.userEntity)
+        val fileViewerUtils = FileViewerUtils(image.context, userEntity)
 
         clickTarget.setOnClickListener {
             fileViewerUtils.openFile(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/model/SharedItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/model/SharedItem.kt
index 1e684f7ed..7f2bc0300 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/model/SharedItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/model/SharedItem.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model
 
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
-
 data class SharedItem(
     val id: String,
     val name: String,
@@ -11,6 +9,5 @@ data class SharedItem(
     val link: String?,
     val mimeType: String?,
     val previewAvailable: Boolean?,
-    val previewLink: String,
-    val userEntity: UserEntity,
+    val previewLink: String
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepository.kt
index 388c68634..cbfc2046b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepository.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.repositories
 
-import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedItemType
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedMediaItems
 import io.reactivex.Observable
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ interface SharedItemsRepository {
         val userName: String,
         val userToken: String,
         val baseUrl: String,
-        val userEntity: UserEntity,
         val roomToken: String
     )
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepositoryImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepositoryImpl.kt
index 81f8c8134..0c063de31 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepositoryImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/repositories/SharedItemsRepositoryImpl.kt
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ class SharedItemsRepositoryImpl @Inject constructor(private val ncApi: NcApi) :
                         fileParameters["link"]!!,
                         fileParameters["mimetype"]!!,
                         previewAvailable,
-                        previewLink(fileParameters["id"], parameters.baseUrl),
-                        parameters.userEntity
+                        previewLink(fileParameters["id"], parameters.baseUrl)
                     )
                 } else {
                     Log.w(TAG, "location and deckcard are not yet supported")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
index 9c7f04cd5..6075b9b23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.database.UserEntity
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedItemType
-import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.repositories.SharedItemsRepository
 import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.model.SharedMediaItems
+import com.nextcloud.talk.shareditems.repositories.SharedItemsRepository
 import io.reactivex.Observer
 import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class SharedItemsViewModel @Inject constructor(
             userEntity.userId,
             userEntity.token,
             userEntity.baseUrl,
-            userEntity,
             roomToken
         )
         _currentItemType = initialType