diff --git a/includes/openid-connect-generic-client-wrapper.php b/includes/openid-connect-generic-client-wrapper.php
index 32df4bc..0bf5278 100644
--- a/includes/openid-connect-generic-client-wrapper.php
+++ b/includes/openid-connect-generic-client-wrapper.php
@@ -544,15 +544,15 @@ class OpenID_Connect_Generic_Client_Wrapper {
 		// copy the username for incrementing
 		$username = $normalized_username;
 
-		if (!$this->settings->link_existing_users) {
-		  // original user gets "name"
-		  // second user gets "name2"
-		  // etc
-		  $count = 1;
-		  while ( username_exists( $username ) ) {
-			$count ++;
-			$username = $normalized_username . $count;
-		  }
+		if ( ! $this->settings->link_existing_users ) {
+			// original user gets "name"
+			// second user gets "name2"
+			// etc
+			$count = 1;
+			while ( username_exists( $username ) ) {
+				$count ++;
+				$username = $normalized_username . $count;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $username;
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 2782447..93da2f8 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ On the settings page for this plugin (Dashboard > Settings > OpenID Connect Gene
 * Fix: @cs1m0n - Only increment username during new user creation if the "Link existing user" setting is enabled.
 * Fix: @xRy-42 - Allow periods and spaces in usernames to match what WordPress core allows.
 * Feature: @benochen - New setting named "Create user if does not exist" determines whether new users are created during login attempts.
+* Improvement: @flat235 - Username transliteration and normalization.
 
 = 3.5.1 =