diff --git a/apps/drec-api/src/pods/user/user.service.ts b/apps/drec-api/src/pods/user/user.service.ts
index 3a050e4c8..a232a03c3 100755
--- a/apps/drec-api/src/pods/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/apps/drec-api/src/pods/user/user.service.ts
@@ -512,6 +512,12 @@ export class UserService {
     id: number,
     data: UpdateUserDTO,
   ): Promise<ExtendedBaseEntity & IUser> {
+    data = new User({
+      firstName: data.firstName,
+      lastName: data.lastName,
+      email: data.email,
+      status: data.status,
+    });
     const validationErrors = await validate(data, {
       skipUndefinedProperties: true,
     });