diff --git a/jans-auth-server/agama/inboundID/src/main/java/io/jans/inbound/IdentityProcessor.java b/jans-auth-server/agama/inboundID/src/main/java/io/jans/inbound/IdentityProcessor.java
index 73439b77fad..a08b0a428af 100644
--- a/jans-auth-server/agama/inboundID/src/main/java/io/jans/inbound/IdentityProcessor.java
+++ b/jans-auth-server/agama/inboundID/src/main/java/io/jans/inbound/IdentityProcessor.java
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ public String process(Map<String, List<Object>> profile) {
                 logger.info("Updating user {}", uid);
                 user.setCustomAttributes(attributesForUpdate(
                         user.getCustomAttributes(), profile2, provider.isCumulativeUpdate()));
-                
-                //ugly hack
-                Optional.ofNullable(user.getAttributeValues("jansExtUid"))
-                            .map(l -> l.toArray(new String[0])).ifPresent(user::setExternalUid);
-
-                userService.updateUser(user);
             }
+
+            //ugly hack
+            Optional.ofNullable(user.getAttributeValues("jansExtUid"))
+                        .map(l -> l.toArray(new String[0])).ifPresent(user::setExternalUid);
+
+            userService.updateUser(user);
             
         } else {
             logger.info("Adding user {}", uid);