diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
index f8e3d528f163..88aeed1713a3 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/api/server/lib/users.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function getNonEmptyFields(fields: Record<string, 1 | 0>): Record<string,
 		avatarETag: 1,
 		lastLogin: 1,
 		type: 1,
+		customFields: 1,
 	} as const;
 
 	if (!fields || Object.keys(fields).length === 0) {