diff --git a/src/Api/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsController.cs b/src/Api/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsController.cs
index cdbbcf620..e0e057ff8 100644
--- a/src/Api/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsController.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ public class GroupsController : Controller
             var userId = _userService.GetProperUserId(User).Value;
             var organizationUser = await _organizationUserRepository.GetByOrganizationAsync(orgId, userId);
             var currentGroupUsers = await _groupRepository.GetManyUserIdsByIdAsync(id);
-            if (!currentGroupUsers.Contains(organizationUser.Id) && model.Users.Contains(organizationUser.Id))
+            // OrganizationUser may be null if the current user is a provider
+            if (organizationUser != null && !currentGroupUsers.Contains(organizationUser.Id) && model.Users.Contains(organizationUser.Id))
             {
                 throw new BadRequestException("You cannot add yourself to groups.");
             }
diff --git a/test/Api.Test/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsControllerTests.cs b/test/Api.Test/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsControllerTests.cs
index 161f48f70..526838f36 100644
--- a/test/Api.Test/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Api.Test/AdminConsole/Controllers/GroupsControllerTests.cs
@@ -260,6 +260,54 @@ public class GroupsControllerTests
         Assert.Equal(groupRequestModel.AccessAll, response.AccessAll);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [BitAutoData]
+    public async Task Put_UpdateMembers_AdminsCannotAccessAllCollections_ProviderUser_Success(Organization organization, Group group,
+        GroupRequestModel groupRequestModel, List<Guid> currentGroupUsers, Guid savingUserId,
+        SutProvider<GroupsController> sutProvider)
+    {
+        group.OrganizationId = organization.Id;
+
+        // Enable FC and v1
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IApplicationCacheService>().GetOrganizationAbilityAsync(organization.Id).Returns(
+            new OrganizationAbility
+            {
+                Id = organization.Id,
+                AllowAdminAccessToAllCollectionItems = false,
+                FlexibleCollections = true
+            });
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IFeatureService>().IsEnabled(FeatureFlagKeys.FlexibleCollectionsV1).Returns(true);
+
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IOrganizationRepository>().GetByIdAsync(organization.Id).Returns(organization);
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IGroupRepository>().GetByIdWithCollectionsAsync(group.Id)
+            .Returns(new Tuple<Group, ICollection<CollectionAccessSelection>>(group, new List<CollectionAccessSelection>()));
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<ICurrentContext>().ManageGroups(organization.Id).Returns(true);
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IOrganizationUserRepository>()
+            .GetByOrganizationAsync(organization.Id, Arg.Any<Guid>())
+                .Returns((OrganizationUser)null); // Provider is not an OrganizationUser, so it will always return null
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IUserService>().GetProperUserId(Arg.Any<ClaimsPrincipal>())
+            .Returns(savingUserId);
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IGroupRepository>().GetManyUserIdsByIdAsync(group.Id)
+            .Returns(currentGroupUsers);
+
+        // Make collection authorization pass, it's not being tested here
+        groupRequestModel.Collections = Array.Empty<SelectionReadOnlyRequestModel>();
+
+        var response = await sutProvider.Sut.Put(organization.Id, group.Id, groupRequestModel);
+
+        await sutProvider.GetDependency<ICurrentContext>().Received(1).ManageGroups(organization.Id);
+        await sutProvider.GetDependency<IUpdateGroupCommand>().Received(1).UpdateGroupAsync(
+            Arg.Is<Group>(g =>
+                g.OrganizationId == organization.Id && g.Name == groupRequestModel.Name &&
+                g.AccessAll == groupRequestModel.AccessAll),
+            Arg.Is<Organization>(o => o.Id == organization.Id),
+            Arg.Any<ICollection<CollectionAccessSelection>>(),
+            Arg.Any<IEnumerable<Guid>>());
+        Assert.Equal(groupRequestModel.Name, response.Name);
+        Assert.Equal(organization.Id, response.OrganizationId);
+        Assert.Equal(groupRequestModel.AccessAll, response.AccessAll);
+    }
+
     [Theory]
     [BitAutoData]
     public async Task Put_UpdateCollections_OnlyUpdatesCollectionsTheSavingUserCanUpdate(GroupRequestModel groupRequestModel,