diff --git a/object/user.go b/object/user.go
index f414df9b..34453742 100644
--- a/object/user.go
+++ b/object/user.go
@@ -1021,7 +1021,10 @@ func GenerateIdForNewUser(application *Application) (string, error) {
 
 	lastUserId := -1
 	if lastUser != nil {
-		lastUserId = util.ParseInt(lastUser.Id)
+		lastUserId, err = util.ParseIntWithError(lastUser.Id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return util.GenerateId(), nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	res := strconv.Itoa(lastUserId + 1)
diff --git a/util/string.go b/util/string.go
index e49c3871..fe2d0b29 100644
--- a/util/string.go
+++ b/util/string.go
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ func ParseInt(s string) int {
 	return i
 }
 
+func ParseIntWithError(s string) (int, error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("ParseIntWithError() error, empty string")
+	}
+
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return i, nil
+}
+
 func ParseFloat(s string) float64 {
 	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
 	if err != nil {