diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
index 7e496e724d..8f1d9d695a 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/controllers/User.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = {
       if (advancedConfigs.unique_email && ctx.request.body.email) {
         const users = await strapi.plugins['users-permissions'].services.user.fetchAll({ email: ctx.request.body.email });
 
-        if (users && _.find(users, user => (user.id || user._id).toString() !== ctx.params._id)) {
+        if (users && _.find(users, user => (user.id || user._id).toString() !== (ctx.params.id || ctx.params._id))) {
           return ctx.badRequest(null, ctx.request.admin ? [{ messages: [{ id: 'Auth.form.error.email.taken', field: ['email'] }] }] : 'Email is already taken.');
         }
       }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ module.exports = {
           email: ctx.request.body.email
         });
 
-        if (user !== null && (user.id || user._id).toString() !== ctx.params._id) {
+        if (user !== null && (user.id || user._id).toString() !== (ctx.params.id || ctx.params._id)) {
           return ctx.badRequest(null, ctx.request.admin ? [{ messages: [{ id: 'Auth.form.error.email.taken', field: ['email'] }] }] : 'Email is already taken.');
         }
       }