diff --git a/htdocs/user/class/user.class.php b/htdocs/user/class/user.class.php
index a3445e3939f..5c0f3f15b45 100644
--- a/htdocs/user/class/user.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/user/class/user.class.php
@@ -1352,10 +1352,11 @@ class User extends CommonObject
 		$error = 0;
 
 		// Check parameters
-		if (isset($this->statut) && $this->statut == $status) {
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (isset($this->status) && $this->status == $status) {
+		if (isset($this->statut)) {
+			if ($this->statut == $status) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+		} elseif (isset($this->status) && $this->status == $status) {
 			return 0;
 		}
 
@@ -3258,7 +3259,8 @@ class User extends CommonObject
 		$this->iplastlogin = '127.0.0.1';
 		$this->datepreviouslogin = $now;
 		$this->ippreviouslogin = '127.0.0.1';
-		$this->statut = 1;
+		$this->statut = 1;		// deprecated
+		$this->status = 1;
 
 		$this->entity = 1;
 		return 1;