diff --git a/src/api/core/ciphers.rs b/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
index 1168a0f7..d90e1a25 100644
--- a/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
+++ b/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub fn update_cipher_from_data(
     nt: &Notify,
     ut: UpdateType,
 ) -> EmptyResult {
-    if cipher.organization_uuid != data.OrganizationId {
+    if cipher.organization_uuid.is_some() && cipher.organization_uuid != data.OrganizationId {
         err!("Organization mismatch. Please resync the client before updating the cipher")
     }