diff --git a/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterService.scala b/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterService.scala
index 2403145c2..cdfe9340d 100644
--- a/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterService.scala
+++ b/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterService.scala
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ trait FolderConverterService {
         updaterToken: Option[TokenUser],
         updaterUser: Option[DomainMyNDLAUser],
         arenaEnabledUsers: List[String],
+        arenaEnabledOrgs: List[String],
         feideToken: Option[FeideAccessToken]
     ): Try[DomainMyNDLAUser] = {
       val favoriteSubjects = updatedUser.favoriteSubjects.getOrElse(domainUserData.favoriteSubjects)
@@ -283,7 +284,9 @@ trait FolderConverterService {
         if (updaterToken.hasPermission(LEARNINGPATH_API_ADMIN) || updaterUser.exists(_.isAdmin))
           updatedUser.arenaEnabled.getOrElse(domainUserData.arenaEnabled)
         else
-          domainUserData.arenaEnabled || arenaEnabledUsers.map(_.toLowerCase).contains(domainUserData.email.toLowerCase)
+          domainUserData.arenaEnabled || arenaEnabledUsers
+            .map(_.toLowerCase)
+            .contains(domainUserData.email.toLowerCase) || arenaEnabledOrgs.contains(domainUserData.organization)
       }
 
       val arenaAccepted = getArenaAccepted(arenaEnabled, domainUserData, updatedUser, feideToken).?
diff --git a/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/UserService.scala b/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/UserService.scala
index 9b861fdeb..f977f7728 100644
--- a/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/UserService.scala
+++ b/myndla-api/src/main/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/UserService.scala
@@ -137,16 +137,17 @@ trait UserService {
         _ <- folderWriteService.canWriteDuringMyNDLAWriteRestrictionsOrAccessDenied(feideId, feideAccessToken)
         existingUserData <- getMyNDLAUserOrFail(feideId)
         enabledUsers     <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledUsers
+        enabledOrgs      <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledOrgs
         combined <- folderConverterService.mergeUserData(
           existingUserData,
           updatedUser,
           None,
           Some(existingUserData),
           enabledUsers,
+          enabledOrgs,
           feideAccessToken
         )
-        updated     <- userRepository.updateUser(feideId, combined)
-        enabledOrgs <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledOrgs
+        updated <- userRepository.updateUser(feideId, combined)
         api = folderConverterService.toApiUserData(updated, enabledOrgs)
       } yield api
     }
@@ -160,18 +161,19 @@ trait UserService {
       for {
         existing     <- userService.getUserById(userId)(session)
         enabledUsers <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledUsers
+        enabledOrgs  <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledOrgs
         converted <- folderConverterService.mergeUserData(
           existing,
           updatedUser,
           updaterToken,
           updaterMyNdla,
           enabledUsers,
+          enabledOrgs,
           // NOTE: This token is used to create a nodebb profile
           //       since the one updating here is an admin, we cannot use it to create a profile.
           feideToken = None
         )
-        updated     <- userRepository.updateUserById(userId, converted)(session)
-        enabledOrgs <- configService.getMyNDLAEnabledOrgs
+        updated <- userRepository.updateUserById(userId, converted)(session)
         api = folderConverterService.toApiUserData(updated, enabledOrgs)
       } yield api
     }
diff --git a/myndla-api/src/test/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterServiceTest.scala b/myndla-api/src/test/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterServiceTest.scala
index 08b82c549..cc3d155bd 100644
--- a/myndla-api/src/test/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterServiceTest.scala
+++ b/myndla-api/src/test/scala/no/ndla/myndlaapi/service/FolderConverterServiceTest.scala
@@ -563,13 +563,13 @@ class FolderConverterServiceTest extends UnitTestSuite with TestEnvironment {
       arenaAccepted = true
     )
 
-    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData1, None, None, List.empty, None).get should be(
+    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData1, None, None, List.empty, List.empty, None).get should be(
       expectedUserData1
     )
-    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData2, None, None, List.empty, None).get should be(
+    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData2, None, None, List.empty, List.empty, None).get should be(
       expectedUserData2
     )
-    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData3, None, None, List.empty, None).get should be(
+    service.mergeUserData(domainUserData, updatedUserData3, None, None, List.empty, List.empty, None).get should be(
       expectedUserData3
     )
   }