diff --git a/models/user/email_address.go b/models/user/email_address.go
index bd2a5a9638..ac8fa643c4 100644
--- a/models/user/email_address.go
+++ b/models/user/email_address.go
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ func IsEmailDomainAllowedInternal(
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
-		federatedAllowlist := append(emailDomainAllowList, globber)
-		result = validation.IsEmailDomainListed(federatedAllowlist, email)
+		emailDomainAllowList = append(emailDomainAllowList, globber)
+		result = validation.IsEmailDomainListed(emailDomainAllowList, email)
 	} else {
 		result = validation.IsEmailDomainListed(emailDomainAllowList, email)
 	}