diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/de/acosix/alfresco/keycloak/repo/sync/KeycloakUserRegistry.java b/repository/src/main/java/de/acosix/alfresco/keycloak/repo/sync/KeycloakUserRegistry.java
index 8ad5ecf..1d3b293 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/de/acosix/alfresco/keycloak/repo/sync/KeycloakUserRegistry.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/de/acosix/alfresco/keycloak/repo/sync/KeycloakUserRegistry.java
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public class KeycloakUserRegistry implements UserRegistry, InitializingBean, Act
 
             // any filtering applied above does not apply here as any sub-group will be individually checked for filtering by recursive
             // processing
-            group.getSubGroups().forEach(subGroup -> this.processGroupsRecursively(subGroup, authorityProcessor));
+            group.getSubGroups().forEach(subGroup -> this.processGroupsRecursively(subGroup, filteredHandler, authorityProcessor));
         }
     }
 }