From 038bb00a612a899f4ee0bcd5e40030fc37784ae2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nixxx19 <nixxspeaks@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:49:24 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: use options in user lookup

---
 server/models/user.ts | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/models/user.ts b/server/models/user.ts
index f3a92d93ea..42669547ee 100644
--- a/server/models/user.ts
+++ b/server/models/user.ts
@@ -286,12 +286,8 @@ userSchema.statics.findByEmailOrUsername = async function findByEmailOrUsername(
     ? options.valueType === 'email'
     : value.indexOf('@') > -1;
 
-  // do the case insensitive stuff
-  if (
-    arguments.length === 2 &&
-    typeof options === 'object' &&
-    options.caseInsensitive
-  ) {
+  // do the case insensitive stuff when explicitly requested via options
+  if (options && typeof options === 'object' && options.caseInsensitive) {
     const query = isEmail ? { email: value } : { username: value };
     const foundUser = await user
       .findOne(query)