diff --git a/mealie/core/security/security.py b/mealie/core/security/security.py
index 206241ae59fe..b0871b82addd 100644
--- a/mealie/core/security/security.py
+++ b/mealie/core/security/security.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def user_from_ldap(db: AllRepositories, username: str, password: str) -> Private
         f"(&(objectClass=user)(|(cn={username})(sAMAccountName={username})(mail={username})))",
         ["name", "mail"],
     )
-    if not user_entry:
+    if user_entry is not None and len(user_entry[0]) != 0 and user_entry[0][0] is not None:
         user_dn, user_attr = user_entry[0]
     else:
         return False