diff --git a/lib/Controller/IdentifyAccountController.php b/lib/Controller/IdentifyAccountController.php
index 4dff5d32a..620bc78b8 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/IdentifyAccountController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/IdentifyAccountController.php
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ class IdentifyAccountController extends AEnvironmentAwareController {
 		}
 		$activityUserSettings = \OCP\Server::get(\OCA\Activity\UserSettings::class);
 		if ($activityUserSettings) {
+			$manager = \OCP\Server::get(\OCP\Activity\IManager::class);
+			try {
+				$manager->getSettingById($type);
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
 			$adminSetting = $activityUserSettings->getAdminSetting('email', $type);
 			if (!$adminSetting) {
 				return true;
diff --git a/lib/Listener/MailNotifyListener.php b/lib/Listener/MailNotifyListener.php
index df529cfde..a9bfb7c81 100644
--- a/lib/Listener/MailNotifyListener.php
+++ b/lib/Listener/MailNotifyListener.php
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ class MailNotifyListener implements IEventListener {
 		}
 		$activityUserSettings = \OCP\Server::get(\OCA\Activity\UserSettings::class);
 		if ($activityUserSettings) {
+			$manager = \OCP\Server::get(\OCP\Activity\IManager::class);
+			try {
+				$manager->getSettingById($type);
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
 			$adminSetting = $activityUserSettings->getAdminSetting('email', $type);
 			if (!$adminSetting) {
 				return true;
diff --git a/lib/Listener/NotificationListener.php b/lib/Listener/NotificationListener.php
index a3ceecb7f..f9cc705e2 100644
--- a/lib/Listener/NotificationListener.php
+++ b/lib/Listener/NotificationListener.php
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ class NotificationListener implements IEventListener {
 		}
 		$activityUserSettings = \OCP\Server::get(\OCA\Activity\UserSettings::class);
 		if ($activityUserSettings) {
+			$manager = \OCP\Server::get(\OCP\Activity\IManager::class);
+			try {
+				$manager->getSettingById($type);
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
 			$adminSetting = $activityUserSettings->getAdminSetting('notification', $type);
 			if (!$adminSetting) {
 				return true;