diff --git a/htdocs/accounts/base_ecloud_account_creator.php b/htdocs/accounts/base_ecloud_account_creator.php
index 0043e22ef79f4277de7cdad1f0d6c8593de81389..c5719fe4d8c55d2ccfc659950afd89b39c3affc5 100644
--- a/htdocs/accounts/base_ecloud_account_creator.php
+++ b/htdocs/accounts/base_ecloud_account_creator.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class BaseEcloudAccountCreator implements AccountCreator
         $id = "e_cloud_account_data";
         try {
             // We check if account with uid set to email or username exists
-            if ($this->isUsernameTaken($userData->email) || $this->isUsernameTaken($userData->username)) {
+            if ($this->isUsernameTaken($userData->username)) {
                 return new \ValidatedData($id, "error_account_taken");
             }
         } catch (\Error $_) {