diff --git a/src/jamidht/server_account_manager.cpp b/src/jamidht/server_account_manager.cpp
index 08d2a32cd25f5860fcf642b045e41d83b16d8daa..abca364b5ed51266eaf0497b87b43986f722b85d 100644
--- a/src/jamidht/server_account_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/jamidht/server_account_manager.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ ServerAccountManager::searchUser(const std::string& query, SearchCallback cb)
                             const auto& ruser = json[i];
                             std::map<std::string, std::string> user;
                             for (const auto& member : ruser.getMemberNames()) {
-                                user[member] = ruser[member].asString();
+                                const auto& rmember = ruser[member];
+                                if (rmember.isString())
+                                    user[member] = rmember.asString();
                             }
                             results.emplace_back(std::move(user));
                         }