diff --git a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/auth_request.go b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/auth_request.go
index 763d36f45f..8dbf19455f 100644
--- a/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/auth_request.go
+++ b/internal/auth/repository/eventsourcing/eventstore/auth_request.go
@@ -756,9 +756,9 @@ func (repo *AuthRequestRepo) checkLoginName(ctx context.Context, request *domain
 	}
 	// the user was either not found or not active
 	// so check if the loginname suffix matches a verified org domain
-	ok, err := repo.checkDomainDiscovery(ctx, request, loginName)
-	if err != nil || ok {
-		return err
+	ok, errDomainDiscovery := repo.checkDomainDiscovery(ctx, request, loginName)
+	if errDomainDiscovery != nil || ok {
+		return errDomainDiscovery
 	}
 	// let's once again check if the user was just inactive
 	if user != nil && user.State == int32(domain.UserStateInactive) {