diff --git a/internal/dataprovider/dataprovider.go b/internal/dataprovider/dataprovider.go
index a3baf9eb..7dd34d35 100644
--- a/internal/dataprovider/dataprovider.go
+++ b/internal/dataprovider/dataprovider.go
@@ -4205,6 +4205,8 @@ func getPreLoginHookResponse(loginMethod, ip, protocol string, userAsJSON []byte
 }
 
 func executePreLoginHook(username, loginMethod, ip, protocol string, oidcTokenFields *map[string]any) (User, error) {
+	var user User
+
 	u, mergedUser, userAsJSON, err := getUserAndJSONForHook(username, oidcTokenFields)
 	if err != nil {
 		return u, err
@@ -4227,53 +4229,38 @@ func executePreLoginHook(username, loginMethod, ip, protocol string, oidcTokenFi
 		}
 		return u, nil
 	}
-
-	userID := u.ID
-	userUsedQuotaSize := u.UsedQuotaSize
-	userUsedQuotaFiles := u.UsedQuotaFiles
-	userUsedDownloadTransfer := u.UsedDownloadDataTransfer
-	userUsedUploadTransfer := u.UsedUploadDataTransfer
-	userLastQuotaUpdate := u.LastQuotaUpdate
-	userLastLogin := u.LastLogin
-	userFirstDownload := u.FirstDownload
-	userFirstUpload := u.FirstUpload
-	userLastPwdChange := u.LastPasswordChange
-	userCreatedAt := u.CreatedAt
-	totpConfig := u.Filters.TOTPConfig
-	recoveryCodes := u.Filters.RecoveryCodes
-	err = json.Unmarshal(out, &u)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(out, &user)
 	if err != nil {
 		return u, fmt.Errorf("invalid pre-login hook response %q, error: %v", out, err)
 	}
-	u.ID = userID
-	u.UsedQuotaSize = userUsedQuotaSize
-	u.UsedQuotaFiles = userUsedQuotaFiles
-	u.UsedUploadDataTransfer = userUsedUploadTransfer
-	u.UsedDownloadDataTransfer = userUsedDownloadTransfer
-	u.LastQuotaUpdate = userLastQuotaUpdate
-	u.LastLogin = userLastLogin
-	u.LastPasswordChange = userLastPwdChange
-	u.FirstDownload = userFirstDownload
-	u.FirstUpload = userFirstUpload
-	u.CreatedAt = userCreatedAt
-	if userID == 0 {
-		err = provider.addUser(&u)
-	} else {
-		u.UpdatedAt = util.GetTimeAsMsSinceEpoch(time.Now())
+	if u.ID > 0 {
+		user.ID = u.ID
+		user.UsedQuotaSize = u.UsedQuotaSize
+		user.UsedQuotaFiles = u.UsedQuotaFiles
+		user.UsedUploadDataTransfer = u.UsedUploadDataTransfer
+		user.UsedDownloadDataTransfer = u.UsedDownloadDataTransfer
+		user.LastQuotaUpdate = u.LastQuotaUpdate
+		user.LastLogin = u.LastLogin
+		user.LastPasswordChange = u.LastPasswordChange
+		user.FirstDownload = u.FirstDownload
+		user.FirstUpload = u.FirstUpload
 		// preserve TOTP config and recovery codes
-		u.Filters.TOTPConfig = totpConfig
-		u.Filters.RecoveryCodes = recoveryCodes
-		err = provider.updateUser(&u)
+		user.Filters.TOTPConfig = u.Filters.TOTPConfig
+		user.Filters.RecoveryCodes = u.Filters.RecoveryCodes
+		if err := provider.updateUser(&user); err != nil {
+			return u, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := provider.addUser(&user); err != nil {
+			return u, err
+		}
 	}
+	user, err = provider.userExists(user.Username, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return u, err
 	}
-	user, err := provider.userExists(username, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return u, err
-	}
-	providerLog(logger.LevelDebug, "user %q added/updated from pre-login hook response, id: %d", username, userID)
-	if userID > 0 {
+	providerLog(logger.LevelDebug, "user %q added/updated from pre-login hook response, id: %d", username, u.ID)
+	if u.ID > 0 {
 		webDAVUsersCache.swap(&user, "")
 	}
 	return user, nil
diff --git a/internal/sftpd/sftpd_test.go b/internal/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
index 73b76985..135571a9 100644
--- a/internal/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
+++ b/internal/sftpd/sftpd_test.go
@@ -3000,6 +3000,15 @@ func TestPreLoginScript(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	usePubKey := true
 	u := getTestUser(usePubKey)
+	mappedPath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "vdir")
+	folderName := filepath.Base(mappedPath)
+	folderMountPath := "/vpath"
+	u.VirtualFolders = append(u.VirtualFolders, vfs.VirtualFolder{
+		BaseVirtualFolder: vfs.BaseVirtualFolder{
+			Name: folderName,
+		},
+		VirtualPath: folderMountPath,
+	})
 	err := dataprovider.Close()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	err = config.LoadConfig(configDir, "")
@@ -3011,8 +3020,6 @@ func TestPreLoginScript(t *testing.T) {
 	err = dataprovider.Initialize(providerConf, configDir, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	mappedPath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "vdir")
-	folderName := filepath.Base(mappedPath)
 	f := vfs.BaseVirtualFolder{
 		Name:       folderName,
 		MappedPath: mappedPath,
@@ -3026,13 +3033,6 @@ func TestPreLoginScript(t *testing.T) {
 	_, _, err = httpdtest.AddFolder(f, http.StatusCreated)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	folderMountPath := "/vpath"
-	u.VirtualFolders = append(u.VirtualFolders, vfs.VirtualFolder{
-		BaseVirtualFolder: vfs.BaseVirtualFolder{
-			Name: folderName,
-		},
-		VirtualPath: folderMountPath,
-	})
 	user, _, err := httpdtest.AddUser(u, http.StatusCreated)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	conn, client, err := getSftpClient(u, usePubKey)
@@ -3108,6 +3108,7 @@ func TestPreLoginUserCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	usePubKey := false
 	u := getTestUser(usePubKey)
+	u.Permissions["/list"] = []string{"list", "download"}
 	err := dataprovider.Close()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	err = config.LoadConfig(configDir, "")
@@ -3129,6 +3130,23 @@ func TestPreLoginUserCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	user, _, err := httpdtest.GetUserByUsername(defaultUsername, http.StatusOK)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, user.Permissions, 2)
+	assert.Empty(t, user.Description)
+	u.Description = "some desc"
+	delete(u.Permissions, "/list")
+	err = os.WriteFile(preLoginPath, getPreLoginScriptContent(u, false), os.ModePerm)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	// The user should be updated and list permission removed
+	conn, client, err = getSftpClient(u, usePubKey)
+	if assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		defer conn.Close()
+		defer client.Close()
+		assert.NoError(t, checkBasicSFTP(client))
+	}
+	user, _, err = httpdtest.GetUserByUsername(defaultUsername, http.StatusOK)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, user.Permissions, 1)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, user.Description)
 	_, err = httpdtest.RemoveUser(user, http.StatusOK)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	err = os.RemoveAll(user.GetHomeDir())