diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
index 69b711f..8eda6de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/model/User.java
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ public final class User {
     }
 
     public static void findByPhone(String phoneNumber, SingleResultCallback<User> callback) {
-        usersCollection.find(new Document("phone", phoneNumber)).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
+        usersCollection.find(new Document("$or", ImmutableList.of(
+                new Document("phone", phoneNumber),
+                new Document("pendingPhone", phoneNumber)
+        ))).first(SyncUtils.vertxWrap(callback));
     }
 
     public static void findByEmail(String email, SingleResultCallback<User> callback) {