diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_edit_user.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_edit_user.inc.php
index c4c067eb26..0cb89e6e9d 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_edit_user.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_edit_user.inc.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class admin_cmd_edit_user extends admin_cmd_change_pw
 		if ($this->account)	// existing account
 		{
 			$data['account_id'] = admin_cmd::parse_account($this->account);
+			$data['old_loginid'] = admin_cmd::$accounts->id2name($data['account_id']);
 		}
 		if (!$data['account_lid'] && (!$this->account || !is_null($data['account_lid'])))
 		{
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.vfs_home_hooks.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.vfs_home_hooks.inc.php
index 158b9f4225..6f1b380720 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.vfs_home_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.vfs_home_hooks.inc.php
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ class vfs_home_hooks
 	 */
 	static function editAccount($data)
 	{
-		if ($data['account_lid'] == $data['old_loginid']) return;	// nothing to do here
-
+		if (empty($data['account_lid']) || empty($data['old_loginid']) || $data['account_lid'] == $data['old_loginid'])
+		{
+			return;	// nothing to do here
+		}
 		// rename the user-dir
 		egw_vfs::$is_root = true;
 		egw_vfs::rename('/home/'.$data['old_loginid'],'/home/'.$data['account_lid']);