diff --git a/src/controllers/write/users.js b/src/controllers/write/users.js
index e3336ccb5b..7978319991 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/users.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/users.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Users.redirectBySlug = async (req, res) => {
 
 	if (uid) {
 		const path = req.path.split('/').slice(3).join('/');
-		helpers.redirect(res, `/api/v3/users/${uid}/${path}`, false);
+		helpers.redirect(res, `/api/v3/users/${uid}/${path}`, true);
 	} else {
 		helpers.formatApiResponse(404, res);
 	}
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Users.create = async (req, res) => {
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, userObj);
 };
 
+Users.exists = async (req, res) => {
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
+
 Users.update = async (req, res) => {
 	const userObj = await api.users.update(req, { ...req.body, uid: req.params.uid });
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, userObj);