diff --git a/app/routers/users.py b/app/routers/users.py
index 23f6ffb..1f33b0e 100644
--- a/app/routers/users.py
+++ b/app/routers/users.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ async def update_users_id(authorize: Annotated[bool, Depends(permissions_checker
         )
     user_repository = users.UserRepository(database=database.database)
 
-    user = user_repository.find_one_by({"username": {'$eq': userSingle.username}})
+    user = user_repository.find_one_by({"$or":[{"username": {'$eq': userSingle.username}}, {"email": {"$eq": userSingle.email}}]})
     if user is None:
         response.status_code = status.HTTP_201_CREATED
         user = users.User(username=userSingle.username, password=users_token.get_password_hash(userSingle.password), email=userSingle.email)