diff --git a/src/targets/initiateAuth.ts b/src/targets/initiateAuth.ts
index 672ffbb2..e6e6fc2a 100644
--- a/src/targets/initiateAuth.ts
+++ b/src/targets/initiateAuth.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ const userPasswordAuthFlow = async (
       username: user.Username,
       userPoolId: userPool.options.Id,
     });
+    user = await userPool.getUserByUsername(ctx, req.AuthParameters.USERNAME);
   }
 
   return verifyPasswordChallenge(