From 35c50a3b502d5e434cd682f9560cccb10c618643 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sahil Sinha <sinhasahil663@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:08:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Fix: Control the behavior only by checking the options
 parameter.

---
 server/models/user.ts | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/models/user.ts b/server/models/user.ts
index f3a92d93ea..426945eca0 100644
--- a/server/models/user.ts
+++ b/server/models/user.ts
@@ -287,11 +287,7 @@ userSchema.statics.findByEmailOrUsername = async function findByEmailOrUsername(
     : value.indexOf('@') > -1;
 
   // do the case insensitive stuff
-  if (
-    arguments.length === 2 &&
-    typeof options === 'object' &&
-    options.caseInsensitive
-  ) {
+  if (options?.caseInsensitive) {
     const query = isEmail ? { email: value } : { username: value };
     const foundUser = await user
       .findOne(query)