diff --git a/service/src/storage/mongo.ts b/service/src/storage/mongo.ts
index 2135cd08..54d1a5d0 100644
--- a/service/src/storage/mongo.ts
+++ b/service/src/storage/mongo.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ export async function createUser(email: string, password: string, roles?: UserRo
 
   if (roles && roles.includes(UserRole.Admin))
     userInfo.status = Status.Normal
-  if (status)
+  // Using `if (status !== null)` check because status.Normal value is 0, so `if (status)` would fail when status is Normal
+  if (status !== null)
     userInfo.status = status
 
   userInfo.roles = roles