diff --git a/ldapcherry/__init__.py b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
index 0acb0e0..4e61fc9 100644
--- a/ldapcherry/__init__.py
+++ b/ldapcherry/__init__.py
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@
                 self._add_notification(
                     'User already exists in backend "' + b + '"'
                     )
+                return
         if not added:
             raise e