diff --git a/src/controllers/user.ts b/src/controllers/user.ts
index 01466a1..bb5a734 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/user.ts
@@ -495,12 +495,6 @@ export class UserController {
 
 			const param: any = await schema.validateAsync(req.body);
 
-			const data = new User();
-			data.name = param.name;
-			data.username = param.username;
-			data.password = param.password;
-			data.email = param.email;
-			data.status = param.status;
 
 			const username = await OrmHelper.DB.getRepository(User).findOne({
 				where: {
@@ -526,6 +520,8 @@ export class UserController {
 				throw { message: "Username already exists" };
 			}
 
+			const data = new User();
+
 			if (param.employee_id && param.employee_id != "") {
 				const employee = await OrmHelper.DB.manager.getRepository(HrmsEmployee).findOneByOrFail({ id: param.employee_id });
 				data.employee = employee;
@@ -533,6 +529,12 @@ export class UserController {
 				data.employee = null;
 			}
 
+			data.name = param.name;
+			data.username = param.username;
+			data.password = param.password;
+			data.email = param.email;
+			data.status = param.status;
+
 			data.hashPassword();
 			data.created_by = req.auth?.data.name;
 			data.created_at = new Date();