diff --git a/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/management/commands/reconcile-resources-pithos.py b/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/management/commands/reconcile-resources-pithos.py
index 63a0c5f939868f935a443ace227a0b92e6c2bd60..b9fa0418c403ef2f9ff1ddefc4d8827c1f788c5b 100644
--- a/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/management/commands/reconcile-resources-pithos.py
+++ b/snf-pithos-app/pithos/api/management/commands/reconcile-resources-pithos.py
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
 
             users = set(db_usage.keys())
             if userid and userid not in users:
-                self.stdout.write("User '%s' does not exist in DB!\n" % userid)
-                return
+                if backend._lookup_account(userid) is None:
+                    self.stdout.write("User '%s' does not exist in DB!\n" %
+                                      userid)
+                    return
 
             # Get holding from Quotaholder
             try:
@@ -161,4 +163,4 @@ def create_provision(provision_info):
     return {"holder": user,
             "source": DEFAULT_SOURCE,
             "resource": resource,
-            "quantity": db_value - qh_value}
+            "quantity": int(db_value - qh_value)}