diff --git a/server/src/app/auth/__pycache__/security.cpython-311.pyc b/server/src/app/auth/__pycache__/security.cpython-311.pyc
index 5d4a815..a99a626 100644
Binary files a/server/src/app/auth/__pycache__/security.cpython-311.pyc and b/server/src/app/auth/__pycache__/security.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/server/src/app/auth/security.py b/server/src/app/auth/security.py
index a5cfa6b..2379c54 100644
--- a/server/src/app/auth/security.py
+++ b/server/src/app/auth/security.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def verify_token(token: str, token_type: str = "access") -> Optional[dict]:
 
 def verify_beyond_user_limit() -> bool:
     users: Sequence[User] = get_users()
-    if (len(users) > settings.USER_LIMIT):
+    if (len(users) >= settings.USER_LIMIT):
         return True
     else:
         return False