diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
index b08824ac6a42..e09f86d3fff6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/User/UpdateUserRequest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class UpdateUserRequest extends Request
         }
 
         if(Ninja::isHosted() && $this->phone_has_changed)
-            $rules['phone'] = ['sometimes', new HasValidPhoneNumber()];
+            $rules['phone'] = ['sometimes', 'bail', 'string', new HasValidPhoneNumber()];
 
         return $rules;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/ValidationRules/User/HasValidPhoneNumber.php b/app/Http/ValidationRules/User/HasValidPhoneNumber.php
index b9e16bf70621..38539d72c38f 100644
--- a/app/Http/ValidationRules/User/HasValidPhoneNumber.php
+++ b/app/Http/ValidationRules/User/HasValidPhoneNumber.php
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class HasValidPhoneNumber implements Rule
 		if(!$sid)
 			return true; 
 
+        if(is_null($value))
+            return false;
+        
 		$twilio = new \Twilio\Rest\Client($sid, $token);
 
 		$country = auth()->user()->account?->companies()?->first()?->country();
diff --git a/app/Jobs/User/VerifyPhone.php b/app/Jobs/User/VerifyPhone.php
index a1fb8b1687df..4b2a33dc0903 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/User/VerifyPhone.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/User/VerifyPhone.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class VerifyPhone implements ShouldQueue
 		catch(\Exception $e) {
 			$this->user->verified_phone_number = false;
 			$this->user->save();
+			return;
 		}
 
 		if($phone_number && strlen($phone_number->phoneNumber) > 1)