diff --git a/includes/fields/class-wpum-field.php b/includes/fields/class-wpum-field.php
index 14ca5d9b..14a88747 100644
--- a/includes/fields/class-wpum-field.php
+++ b/includes/fields/class-wpum-field.php
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public function set_user_meta( $user_id ) {
 					$value = $user->data->user_email;
 					break;
 			}
-		} elseif ( strpos( $this->get_meta( 'user_meta_key' ), 'wpum_' ) === 0 ) {
+		} elseif ( strpos( $this->get_meta( 'user_meta_key' ), 'wpum_' ) === 0 && $this->get_type() !== 'taxonomy' ) {
 			$value = \WPUM\carbon_get_user_meta( $user_id, $this->get_meta( 'user_meta_key' ) );
 		} else {
 			$value = get_user_meta( $user_id, $this->get_meta( 'user_meta_key' ), true );