diff --git a/awx/sso/backends.py b/awx/sso/backends.py
index 08c200b9f3..4498fa7fe4 100644
--- a/awx/sso/backends.py
+++ b/awx/sso/backends.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def _decorate_enterprise_user(user, provider):
 def _get_or_set_enterprise_user(username, password, provider):
     created = False
     try:
-        user = User.objects.all().prefetch_related('enterprise_auth').get(username=username)
+        user = User.objects.prefetch_related('enterprise_auth').get(username=username)
     except User.DoesNotExist:
         user = User(username=username)
         enterprise_auth = _decorate_enterprise_user(user, provider)
diff --git a/awx/sso/tests/conftest.py b/awx/sso/tests/conftest.py
index aa31bb0453..f94b1c528f 100644
--- a/awx/sso/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/awx/sso/tests/conftest.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def existing_tacacsplus_user():
         user = User.objects.get(username="foo")
     except User.DoesNotExist:
         user = User(username="foo")
+        user.set_unusable_password()
         user.save()
         enterprise_auth = UserEnterpriseAuth(user=user, provider='tacacs+')
         enterprise_auth.save()
diff --git a/awx/sso/tests/functional/test_get_or_set_enterprise_user.py b/awx/sso/tests/functional/test_get_or_set_enterprise_user.py
index b15c0b4e9a..9844c17295 100644
--- a/awx/sso/tests/functional/test_get_or_set_enterprise_user.py
+++ b/awx/sso/tests/functional/test_get_or_set_enterprise_user.py
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ from awx.sso.backends import _get_or_set_enterprise_user
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_fetch_user_if_exist(existing_tacacsplus_user):
-    new_user = _get_or_set_enterprise_user("foo", "password", "tacacs+")
-    assert new_user == existing_tacacsplus_user
+    with mock.patch('awx.sso.backends.logger') as mocked_logger:
+        new_user = _get_or_set_enterprise_user("foo", "password", "tacacs+")
+        mocked_logger.debug.assert_not_called()
+        mocked_logger.warn.assert_not_called()
+        assert new_user == existing_tacacsplus_user
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db