diff --git a/server/lib/passport.js b/server/lib/passport.js
index 97976590..c872cd1d 100644
--- a/server/lib/passport.js
+++ b/server/lib/passport.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ if (LdapStrategy) {
 
         } catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof interoperableErrors.NotFoundError) {
-                const userId = await users.create(null, {
+                const userId = await users.create(contextHelpers.getAdminContext(), {
                     username: profile[config.ldap.uidTag],
                     role: config.ldap.newUserRole,
                     namespace: config.ldap.newUserNamespaceId
diff --git a/server/models/users.js b/server/models/users.js
index 6ff8626e..09ebac92 100644
--- a/server/models/users.js
+++ b/server/models/users.js
@@ -258,7 +258,11 @@ async function getByAccessToken(accessToken) {
 }
 
 async function getByUsername(username) {
-    return await _getBy(contextHelpers.getAdminContext(), 'username', username);
+    try{
+        return await _getBy(contextHelpers.getAdminContext(), 'username', username);
+    }catch(err){
+        throw new interoperableErrors.NotFoundError();
+    }
 }
 
 async function getByUsernameIfPasswordMatch(context, username, password) {