diff --git a/server/authorization/organization.go b/server/authorization/organization.go
index 07b0936..2923b89 100644
--- a/server/authorization/organization.go
+++ b/server/authorization/organization.go
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ func isSameOrganization(organizationA viewmodel.Organization, organizationB view
 }
 
 func grabOrgFromUser(user viewmodel.User) (viewmodel.Organization, error) {
+	if len(user.Profiles) < 1 {
+		return viewmodel.Organization{}, fmt.Errorf("User has no organizations %v", user)
+	}
+
+	return user.Profiles[0].Organization, nil
+}
+
+func grabOrgFromUserDirectly(user viewmodel.User) (viewmodel.Organization, error) {
 	if len(user.Organizations) < 1 {
 		return viewmodel.Organization{}, fmt.Errorf("User has no organizations %v", user)
 	}
diff --git a/server/authorization/user.go b/server/authorization/user.go
index 6e23a4c..fac116f 100644
--- a/server/authorization/user.go
+++ b/server/authorization/user.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func CanCreateUser(currentUser viewmodel.User, updatingUser viewmodel.User) bool
 		return false
 	}
 
-	updatingUserOrganization, err := grabOrgFromUser(updatingUser)
+	updatingUserOrganization, err := grabOrgFromUserDirectly(updatingUser)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}