diff --git a/pkg/banneduser/banneduser.go b/pkg/banneduser/banneduser.go
index 4af498f0..13745a51 100644
--- a/pkg/banneduser/banneduser.go
+++ b/pkg/banneduser/banneduser.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func NewBannedUser(userSignup *toolchainv1alpha1.UserSignup, bannedBy string) (*
 	return bannedUser, nil
 }
 
-// IsAlreadyBanned checks if the user was already banned
-func IsAlreadyBanned(ctx context.Context, userEmailHash string, hostClient client.Client, hostNamespace string) (*toolchainv1alpha1.BannedUser, error) {
+// GetBannedUser returns BannedUser with the provided user email hash if found. Otherwise it returns nil.
+func GetBannedUser(ctx context.Context, userEmailHash string, hostClient client.Client, hostNamespace string) (*toolchainv1alpha1.BannedUser, error) {
 	emailHashLabelMatch := client.MatchingLabels(map[string]string{
 		toolchainv1alpha1.BannedUserEmailHashLabelKey: userEmailHash,
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/banneduser/banneduser_test.go b/pkg/banneduser/banneduser_test.go
index bbc631dd..d2982652 100644
--- a/pkg/banneduser/banneduser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/banneduser/banneduser_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestNewBannedUser(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestIsAlreadyBanned(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetBannedUser(t *testing.T) {
 	userSignup1 := commonsignup.NewUserSignup(commonsignup.WithName("johny"), commonsignup.WithEmail("johny@example.com"))
 	userSignup2 := commonsignup.NewUserSignup(commonsignup.WithName("bob"), commonsignup.WithEmail("bob@example.com"))
 	userSignup3 := commonsignup.NewUserSignup(commonsignup.WithName("oliver"), commonsignup.WithEmail("oliver@example.com"))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestIsAlreadyBanned(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			gotResult, err := IsAlreadyBanned(ctx, tt.toBan.Labels[toolchainv1alpha1.BannedUserEmailHashLabelKey], tt.fakeClient, test.HostOperatorNs)
+			gotResult, err := GetBannedUser(ctx, tt.toBan.Labels[toolchainv1alpha1.BannedUserEmailHashLabelKey], tt.fakeClient, test.HostOperatorNs)
 
 			if tt.wantError {
 				require.Error(t, err)