diff --git a/backend/routes/room.js b/backend/routes/room.js
index f27c4b3..5f11172 100644
--- a/backend/routes/room.js
+++ b/backend/routes/room.js
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ router.post("/create", checkAuth, async (req, res, next) => {
         let challenges = pendingChallenges.get(challenged);
         challenges.push(challenger);
     } else {
-        pendingChallenges.set(challenged, [challenger]);
+        pendingChallenges.set(challenged, [{ challenger, roomID }]);
     }
 
+    console.log("Pending challenges", pendingChallenges);
+
     // sendEmail(
     //     challengedEmail,
     //     `Challenge from ${challenger}`,
diff --git a/backend/routes/user.js b/backend/routes/user.js
index ce4317f..925f884 100644
--- a/backend/routes/user.js
+++ b/backend/routes/user.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ router.get("/:username/challenges", async (req, res, next) => {
     let username = req.params.username;
     let challenges = pendingChallenges.get(username);
     if (!challenges) challenges = [];
+    console.log(username,challenges);
     res.json({ success: true, challenges: challenges });
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Challenges.jsx b/frontend/src/components/Challenges.jsx
index c70e65b..55ce461 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Challenges.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Challenges.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Button, Group, Stack, Text, Title } from '@mantine/core';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { getUserData } from '../../utils/auth'
 
 const Challenges = () => {
     const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -8,14 +9,15 @@ const Challenges = () => {
         { challenger: 'moonpatel', roomID: 'sgnkjsdbnojsnvjsdnkl' },
         { challenger: 'user1', roomID: 'sgnkjsdbnojsnvjsdnkl' }
     ]
-    const [challenges, setChallenges] = useState(dummyChallenges);
+    const [challenges, setChallenges] = useState([]);
+    const { username } = getUserData()
 
     useEffect(() => {
         const abortController = new AbortController();
         let response = null;
 
         const fetchData = async () => {
-            let url = `${import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_HOST}/api/user/challenges`;
+            let url = `${import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_HOST}/api/user/${username}/challenges`;
             try {
                 response = await fetch(url, { signal: abortController.signal })
                 const data = await response.json();
@@ -32,7 +34,15 @@ const Challenges = () => {
                 }
             }
         }
-    })
+
+        fetchData();
+
+        return () => {
+            if (!response) {
+                abortController.abort();
+            }
+        }
+    }, [])
 
     if (!challenges || challenges.length === 0) {
         return (