diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 223e1ffe..f37cf7d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ non-ascii paths while adding files from "Connected file share" (issue #4428)
 - Changing an object causes current z layer to be set to the maximum (<https://github.com/opencv/cvat/pull/5145>)
 - Job assignee can not resolve an issue (<https://github.com/opencv/cvat/pull/5167>)
 - Create manifest with cvat/server docker container command (<https://github.com/opencv/cvat/pull/5172>)
+- Cannot assign a resource to a user who has an organization (<https://github.com/opencv/cvat/pull/5218>)
 
 ### Security
 - TDB
diff --git a/cvat-core/package.json b/cvat-core/package.json
index 8683d123..8871826b 100644
--- a/cvat-core/package.json
+++ b/cvat-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cvat-core",
-  "version": "7.0.2",
+  "version": "7.0.3",
   "description": "Part of Computer Vision Tool which presents an interface for client-side integration",
   "main": "src/api.ts",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/cvat-core/src/server-proxy.ts b/cvat-core/src/server-proxy.ts
index 037c26ab..aef9961f 100644
--- a/cvat-core/src/server-proxy.ts
+++ b/cvat-core/src/server-proxy.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,15 @@ class ServerProxy {
                 return reqConfig;
             }
 
-            reqConfig.params = { ...enableOrganization(), ...(reqConfig.params || {}) };
+            const organization = enableOrganization();
+            // for users when organization is unset
+            // we are interested in getting all the users,
+            // not only those who are not in any organization
+            if (reqConfig.url.endsWith('/users') && !organization.org) {
+                return reqConfig;
+            }
+
+            reqConfig.params = { ...organization, ...(reqConfig.params || {}) };
             return reqConfig;
         });