diff --git a/src/controller/org.controller/org.middleware.js b/src/controller/org.controller/org.middleware.js
index 931c01a5e..e07e5a40f 100644
--- a/src/controller/org.controller/org.middleware.js
+++ b/src/controller/org.controller/org.middleware.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function validateCreateOrgParameters () {
 
 function validateUserIdOrUsername () {
   return async (req, res, next) => {
-    const useRegistry = req.useRegistry === 'true'
+    const useRegistry = req.query.registry === 'true'
     const validations = []
     if (useRegistry) {
       validations.push(
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function validateUserIdOrUsername () {
 
 function validateUpdateOrgParameters () {
   return async (req, res, next) => {
-    const useRegistry = req.query === 'true'
+    const useRegistry = req.query.registry === 'true'
     const allowedParams = [...QUERY_PARAMETERS.shared]
     const registryParametersOnly = [...QUERY_PARAMETERS.registryOnly]