diff --git a/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/add.rs b/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/add.rs
index 976ae818f..48b357043 100644
--- a/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/add.rs
+++ b/crates/handlers/src/admin/v1/users/add.rs
@@ -125,13 +125,9 @@ pub fn doc(operation: TransformOperation) -> TransformOperation {
             let response = ErrorResponse::from_error(&RouteError::UsernameNotValid);
             t.description("Username is not valid").example(response)
         })
-        .response_with::<409, RouteError, _>(|t| {
-            let response = ErrorResponse::from_error(&RouteError::UserAlreadyExists);
-            t.description("User already exists").example(response)
-        })
         .response_with::<409, RouteError, _>(|t| {
             let response = ErrorResponse::from_error(&RouteError::UsernameReserved);
-            t.description("Username is reserved by the homeserver")
+            t.description("User already exists or the username is reserved by the homeserver")
                 .example(response)
         })
 }