diff --git a/src/identity/identity.entity.ts b/src/identity/identity.entity.ts
index 512070d3b..73d0964ee 100644
--- a/src/identity/identity.entity.ts
+++ b/src/identity/identity.entity.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class Identity {
   public static create(
     user: User,
     providerType: ProviderType,
-    syncSource = false,
+    syncSource: boolean,
   ): Omit<Identity, 'id' | 'createdAt' | 'updatedAt'> {
     const newIdentity = new Identity();
     newIdentity.user = user;
diff --git a/src/identity/identity.service.spec.ts b/src/identity/identity.service.spec.ts
index 654a0bea3..c7c44ac41 100644
--- a/src/identity/identity.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/identity/identity.service.spec.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ describe('IdentityService', () => {
 
   describe('loginWithLocalIdentity', () => {
     it('works', async () => {
-      const identity = Identity.create(user, ProviderType.LOCAL) as Identity;
+      const identity = Identity.create(
+        user,
+        ProviderType.LOCAL,
+        false,
+      ) as Identity;
       identity.passwordHash = await hashPassword(password);
       user.identities = Promise.resolve([identity]);
       await expect(
diff --git a/src/identity/identity.service.ts b/src/identity/identity.service.ts
index 3dc1eb45b..22e573b27 100644
--- a/src/identity/identity.service.ts
+++ b/src/identity/identity.service.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class IdentityService {
    * @return {Identity} the new local identity
    */
   async createLocalIdentity(user: User, password: string): Promise<Identity> {
-    const identity = Identity.create(user, ProviderType.LOCAL);
+    const identity = Identity.create(user, ProviderType.LOCAL, false);
     identity.passwordHash = await hashPassword(password);
     return await this.identityRepository.save(identity);
   }