diff --git a/lib/scrape.js b/lib/scrape.js
index 1d34eb5..e8d7d6d 100644
--- a/lib/scrape.js
+++ b/lib/scrape.js
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ function checkGitHubUserCacheExpired(user) {
 }
 
 async function freshenUserGitHubCache(user, existingUser, organization) {
-  if (!existingUser) {
+  if (!(existingUser && existingUser.github_updated)) {
     return {
       login: await findGitHubUser(user.display_name, organization),
       updated: Date.now(),