diff --git a/lib/Service/UserService.php b/lib/Service/UserService.php
index b6097b373cbd6b372e4e4f8ed26f55604877341f..55b74cd0b397aaeda7aac78c56112e2d59e2ba17 100644
--- a/lib/Service/UserService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/UserService.php
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class UserService {
 		if($this->userExists($uid)) {
 			return $this->userManager->get($uid);
 		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	public function setRecoveryEmail(string $uid, string $recoveryEmail): void {