diff --git a/local/o365/classes/feature/usersync/main.php b/local/o365/classes/feature/usersync/main.php
index 9baadda43..c5206020b 100644
--- a/local/o365/classes/feature/usersync/main.php
+++ b/local/o365/classes/feature/usersync/main.php
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ protected function check_usercreationrestriction($aaddata) {
                     \local_o365\utils::debug('Could not find group (1)', 'check_usercreationrestriction', $group);
                     return false;
                 }
-                $members = $apiclient->get_group_members($group['id']);
-                foreach ($members['value'] as $member) {
-                    if ($member['id'] === $aaddata['id']) {
+                $usersgroups = $apiclient->get_users_groups($group['id'],$aaddata['id']);
+                foreach ($usersgroups['value'] as $usergroup) {
+                    if ($group['id'] === $usergroup) {
                         return true;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/local/o365/classes/rest/unified.php b/local/o365/classes/rest/unified.php
index b6b48ea04..2d7cd45ef 100644
--- a/local/o365/classes/rest/unified.php
+++ b/local/o365/classes/rest/unified.php
@@ -412,6 +412,21 @@ public function restore_deleted_group($objectid) {
         return $response;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a list of all groups a user is member of.
+     *
+     * @param string $groupobjectid The object ID of the group.
+     * @param string $userobjecttid The user ID.
+     * @return array Array of groups user is member of.
+     */
+    public function get_users_groups($groupobjectid, $userobjectid) {
+        $endpoint = 'users/'.$userobjectid.'/getMemberGroups';
+        $postdata = '{ "securityEnabledOnly": false }';
+        $response = $this->apicall('post', $endpoint, $postdata);
+        $expectedparams = ['value' => null];
+        return $this->process_apicall_response($response, $expectedparams);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a list of group members.
      *