diff --git a/client/client-landing/services/validate.tsx b/client/client-landing/services/validate.tsx
index 50cd7d5a..1fc6c057 100644
--- a/client/client-landing/services/validate.tsx
+++ b/client/client-landing/services/validate.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ const instance: AxiosInstance = axios.create({
 
 export const getUser = async (id: string): Promise<boolean> => {
   try {
-    await instance.get(`/users/${id}`);
-    return true;
+    const { data } = await instance.get(`/users/${id}`); 
+    if (data.type === "User")
+      return true;
+    return false;
   } catch (error) {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/server/githubsrm/apis/utils.py b/server/githubsrm/apis/utils.py
index 02d530e1..db7df5ec 100644
--- a/server/githubsrm/apis/utils.py
+++ b/server/githubsrm/apis/utils.py
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ def verify_github_details(verify_user=False, **kwargs):
 
     if verify_user:
         response = session.get(f"{github_api}/users/{kwargs['user_id']}")
-        if response.status_code == 403:
-            response = session.get(f"{source_route}/{kwargs['user_id']}")
-        return response.status_code == 200
+        res = response.json()
+        # Will send False to the frontend if server is down or User ID is not a personal id but a Organisation ID.
+        if(response.status_code == 200):
+            if(res['type']=="User" ):
+                return True
+            else:
+                return False
+        else:
+            return False
     else:
         # Todo: move to github apis after discussion on porting
         # Used for existing projects.