diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
index 7bddde070c..35fb08470a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ConsumablesController.php
@@ -228,11 +228,16 @@ class ConsumablesController extends Controller
         foreach ($consumable->consumableAssignments as $consumable_assignment) {
             $rows[] = [
                 'avatar' => ($consumable_assignment->user) ? e($consumable_assignment->user->present()->gravatar) : '',
-                'name' => ($consumable_assignment->user) ? $consumable_assignment->user->present()->nameUrl() : 'Deleted User',
+                'user' => ($consumable_assignment->user) ? [
+                    'id' => (int) $consumable_assignment->user->id,
+                    'name'=> e($consumable_assignment->user->present()->fullName()),
+                ] : null,
                 'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($consumable_assignment->created_at, 'datetime'),
                 'note' => ($consumable_assignment->note) ? e($consumable_assignment->note) : null,
-                'admin' => ($consumable_assignment->adminuser) ? $consumable_assignment->adminuser->present()->nameUrl() : null, // legacy, so we don't change the shape of the response
-                'created_by' => ($consumable_assignment->adminuser) ? $consumable_assignment->adminuser->present()->nameUrl() : null,
+                'created_by' => ($consumable_assignment->adminuser) ? [
+                    'id' => (int) $consumable_assignment->adminuser->id,
+                    'name'=> e($consumable_assignment->adminuser->present()->fullName()),
+                ] : null,
             ];
         }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
index 56d2e2ddba..f468eedfd7 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/view.blade.php
@@ -423,12 +423,12 @@
               <thead>
               <tr>
                 <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="avatar" data-formatter="imageFormatter">{{ trans('general.image') }}</th>
-                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="name" data-formatter="usersLinkFormatter">{{ trans('general.user') }}</th>
+                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="user" data-formatter="usersLinkObjFormatter">{{ trans('general.user') }}</th>
                 <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="created_at" data-formatter="dateDisplayFormatter">
                   {{ trans('general.date') }}
                 </th>
                 <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="note">{{ trans('general.notes') }}</th>
-                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="admin">{{ trans('general.created_by') }}</th>
+                <th data-searchable="false" data-sortable="false" data-field="created_by" data-formatter="usersLinkObjFormatter">{{ trans('general.created_by') }}</th>
               </tr>
               </thead>
             </table>