diff --git a/src/components/TransferGuestDialog.vue b/src/components/TransferGuestDialog.vue
index 1308e4ec..9445dffb 100644
--- a/src/components/TransferGuestDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/TransferGuestDialog.vue
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				})
 				this.$emit('close', this.userId)
 			} catch (error) {
-				this.$emit('close', null)
+				this.$emit('close', false)
 			}
 			this.loading = false
 		},
diff --git a/src/users.ts b/src/users.ts
index 94d3d0b8..bb4b1b14 100644
--- a/src/users.ts
+++ b/src/users.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ import SvgAccountArrowRight from '@mdi/svg/svg/account-arrow-right.svg?raw'
 import TransferGuestDialog from './components/TransferGuestDialog.vue'
 
 const transferGuest = (_event: MouseEvent, user: User): void => {
-	const onClose = (userId: null | string) => {
-		if (!userId) {
+	const onClose = (userId: false | null | string) => {
+		if (userId === false) {
 			showError(t('guests', 'Failed to transfer guest'))
 			return
 		}
+		if (userId === null) { // Transfer is cancelled so we return silently
+			return
+		}
 		showSuccess(t('guests', 'Guest transferred to new account "{userId}"', { userId }))
 		emit('guests:user:deleted', user.id as string)
 		emit('guests:user:created', userId)