diff --git a/src/box/lua/schema.lua b/src/box/lua/schema.lua
index 3321fd83d256262c7a22cdd01cbd4c6ad75494dc..846d97b7c496a1b66dc818750ab3ed4c762bb65d 100644
--- a/src/box/lua/schema.lua
+++ b/src/box/lua/schema.lua
@@ -399,12 +399,12 @@ box.schema.space.create = function(name, options)
         end
         id = max_id[2]
     end
-    local uid = nil
+    local uid = session.uid()
     if options.user then
         uid = user_or_role_resolve(options.user)
-    end
-    if uid == nil then
-        uid = session.uid()
+        if uid == nil then
+            box.error(box.error.NO_SUCH_USER, options.user)
+        end
     end
     local format = options.format and options.format or {}
     check_param(format, 'format', 'table')
diff --git a/test/box/misc.result b/test/box/misc.result
index 287873fa27aa73dd8f5542466ee46efe3d85d10b..4d27653fa3ded111a0b23ad5cde578d1ccc64610 100644
--- a/test/box/misc.result
+++ b/test/box/misc.result
@@ -1096,6 +1096,13 @@ not not s:create_index('test4', {parts = {{4, 'boolean', collation = 'unicode_ci
 s:drop()
 ---
 ...
+--
+-- gh-2068 no error for invalid user during space creation
+--
+s = box.schema.space.create('test', {user="no_such_user"})
+---
+- error: User 'no_such_user' is not found
+...
 -- Too long WAL write warning (gh-2743).
 s = box.schema.space.create('test')
 ---
diff --git a/test/box/misc.test.lua b/test/box/misc.test.lua
index 9305a2b1e60b3c9199960e032addbbfd345e05b6..b7bf600c389ef93e00b5fe244a6e01472d5954d9 100644
--- a/test/box/misc.test.lua
+++ b/test/box/misc.test.lua
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ not not s:create_index('test3', {parts = {{3, 'integer', collation = 'unicode_ci
 not not s:create_index('test4', {parts = {{4, 'boolean', collation = 'unicode_ci'}}})
 s:drop()
 
+--
+-- gh-2068 no error for invalid user during space creation
+--
+s = box.schema.space.create('test', {user="no_such_user"})
+
 -- Too long WAL write warning (gh-2743).
 s = box.schema.space.create('test')
 _ = s:create_index('pk')