diff --git a/webapp/actions/user_actions.jsx b/webapp/actions/user_actions.jsx
index 588e77a0df..f51b116923 100644
--- a/webapp/actions/user_actions.jsx
+++ b/webapp/actions/user_actions.jsx
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ export function updateUser(username, type, success, error) {
             }
         },
         (err) => {
-            AsyncClient.dispatchError(err, 'updateUser');
-
             if (error) {
                 error(err);
+            } else {
+                AsyncClient.dispatchError(err, 'updateUser');
             }
         }
     );