diff --git a/object/syncer_public_api.go b/object/syncer_public_api.go
index ac65c03e..7413c769 100644
--- a/object/syncer_public_api.go
+++ b/object/syncer_public_api.go
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 package object
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 func getDbSyncerForUser(user *User) (*Syncer, error) {
 	syncers, err := GetSyncers("admin")
@@ -38,10 +41,11 @@ func getEnabledSyncerForOrganization(organization string) (*Syncer, error) {
 
 	for _, syncer := range syncers {
 		if syncer.Organization == organization && syncer.IsEnabled {
+			syncer.initAdapter()
 			return syncer, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, nil
+	return nil, errors.New("no enabled syncer found")
 }
 
 func AddUserToOriginalDatabase(user *User) error {
@@ -50,10 +54,6 @@ func AddUserToOriginalDatabase(user *User) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if syncer == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	updatedOUser := syncer.createOriginalUserFromUser(user)
 	_, err = syncer.addUser(updatedOUser)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ func UpdateUserToOriginalDatabase(user *User) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if syncer == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
 
 	newUser, err := GetUser(user.GetId())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/object/syncer_user.go b/object/syncer_user.go
index a592e3f8..22e2d24e 100644
--- a/object/syncer_user.go
+++ b/object/syncer_user.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (syncer *Syncer) updateUser(user *OriginalUser) (bool, error) {
 	delete(m, syncer.TablePrimaryKey)
 	setString := syncer.getSqlSetStringFromMap(m)
 
-	sql := fmt.Sprintf("update %s set %s where %s = %s", syncer.getTable(), setString, syncer.TablePrimaryKey, pkValue)
+	sql := fmt.Sprintf("update %s set %s where %s = '%s'", syncer.getTable(), setString, syncer.TablePrimaryKey, pkValue)
 	res, err := syncer.Adapter.Engine.Exec(sql)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err