diff --git a/src/externalldap.js b/src/externalldap.js
index b71e214ff..68f8544a1 100644
--- a/src/externalldap.js
+++ b/src/externalldap.js
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ function createAndVerifyUserIfNotExist(identifier, password, callback) {
         if (externalLdapConfig.provider === 'noop') return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'not enabled'));
         if (!externalLdapConfig.autoCreate) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'auto create not enabled'));
 
-        ldapSearch(externalLdapConfig, { filter: `${externalLdapConfig.usernameField}=${identifier}` }, function (error, users) {
+        ldapSearch(externalLdapConfig, { filter: `${externalLdapConfig.usernameField}=${identifier}` }, function (error, ldapUsers) {
             if (error) return callback(error);
-            if (users.length === 0) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND));
-            if (users.length > 1) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.CONFLICT));
+            if (ldapUsers.length === 0) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND));
+            if (ldapUsers.length > 1) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.CONFLICT));
 
-            let user = translateUser(externalLdapConfig, users[0]);
+            let user = translateUser(externalLdapConfig, ldapUsers[0]);
             if (!validUserRequirements(user)) return callback(new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD));
 
             users.create(user.username, null /* password */, user.email, user.displayName, { source: 'ldap' }, auditSource.EXTERNAL_LDAP_AUTO_CREATE, function (error, user) {