diff --git a/atuin-common/src/api.rs b/atuin-common/src/api.rs
index d9334ffc..99b57cec 100644
--- a/atuin-common/src/api.rs
+++ b/atuin-common/src/api.rs
@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@ pub struct DeleteHistoryRequest {
 pub struct MessageResponse {
     pub message: String,
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MeResponse {
+    pub username: String,
+}
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/me.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/me.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7960b479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/me.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use axum::Json;
+use tracing::instrument;
+
+use crate::handlers::ErrorResponseStatus;
+use crate::router::UserAuth;
+
+use atuin_common::api::*;
+
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
+pub async fn get(
+    UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
+) -> Result<Json<MeResponse>, ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
+    Ok(Json(MeResponse {
+        username: user.username,
+    }))
+}
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs
index 2d6745cf..d6f880f2 100644
--- a/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) mod me;
 pub(crate) mod record;
 pub(crate) mod store;
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/router.rs b/atuin-server/src/router.rs
index 52fc1484..96dff2bd 100644
--- a/atuin-server/src/router.rs
+++ b/atuin-server/src/router.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ pub fn router<DB: Database>(database: DB, settings: Settings<DB::Settings>) -> R
         .route("/record", post(handlers::record::post::<DB>))
         .route("/record", get(handlers::record::index::<DB>))
         .route("/record/next", get(handlers::record::next))
+        .route("/api/v0/me", get(handlers::v0::me::get))
         .route("/api/v0/record", post(handlers::v0::record::post))
         .route("/api/v0/record", get(handlers::v0::record::index))
         .route("/api/v0/record/next", get(handlers::v0::record::next))
diff --git a/atuin/src/command/client/sync/status.rs b/atuin/src/command/client/sync/status.rs
index 333a0fad..29a1e113 100644
--- a/atuin/src/command/client/sync/status.rs
+++ b/atuin/src/command/client/sync/status.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ pub async fn run(settings: &Settings, db: &impl Database) -> Result<()> {
 
     let status = client.status().await?;
     let last_sync = Settings::last_sync()?;
-    let local_count = db.history_count(false).await?;
-    let deleted_count = db.history_count(true).await? - local_count;
 
     println!("Atuin v{VERSION} - Build rev {SHA}\n");
 
@@ -36,6 +34,9 @@ pub async fn run(settings: &Settings, db: &impl Database) -> Result<()> {
     }
 
     if !settings.sync.records {
+        let local_count = db.history_count(false).await?;
+        let deleted_count = db.history_count(true).await? - local_count;
+
         println!("History count: {local_count}");
         println!("Deleted history count: {deleted_count}\n");
     }