diff --git a/services/meta/data.go b/services/meta/data.go
index 5b0e100f4b..966e92966c 100644
--- a/services/meta/data.go
+++ b/services/meta/data.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (data *Data) CreateUser(name, hash string, admin bool) error {
 	if name == "" {
 		return ErrUsernameRequired
 	} else if data.User(name) != nil {
-		return ErrUserExists
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Append new user.