diff --git a/.changeset/sour-kids-heal.md b/.changeset/sour-kids-heal.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9dbeff968bbfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sour-kids-heal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@rocket.chat/meteor": patch
+"@rocket.chat/ddp-client": patch
+---
+
+Fixed a problem where chained callbacks' return value was being overrided by some callbacks returning something different, causing callbacks with lower priority to operate on invalid values
diff --git a/apps/meteor/ee/app/authorization/server/callback.ts b/apps/meteor/ee/app/authorization/server/callback.ts
index 4da07733ab515..707d45d96e0e6 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/ee/app/authorization/server/callback.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/ee/app/authorization/server/callback.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,36 @@ License.onInstall(() => {
 		callbacks.priority.HIGH,
 		'validateUserRoles',
 	);
-	callbacks.add('afterSaveUser', () => License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers'), callbacks.priority.HIGH, 'validateUserRoles');
-	callbacks.add('afterDeleteUser', () => License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers'), callbacks.priority.HIGH, 'validateUserRoles');
+	callbacks.add(
+		'afterSaveUser',
+		async (user) => {
+			await License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers');
 
-	callbacks.add('afterDeactivateUser', () => License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers'), callbacks.priority.HIGH, 'validateUserStatus');
+			return user;
+		},
+		callbacks.priority.HIGH,
+		'validateUserRoles',
+	);
+	callbacks.add(
+		'afterDeleteUser',
+		async (user) => {
+			await License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers');
+
+			return user;
+		},
+		callbacks.priority.HIGH,
+		'validateUserRoles',
+	);
+
+	callbacks.add(
+		'afterDeactivateUser',
+		async (user) => {
+			await License.shouldPreventAction('activeUsers');
+			return user;
+		},
+		callbacks.priority.HIGH,
+		'validateUserStatus',
+	);
 
 	callbacks.add(
 		'beforeActivateUser',
diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/livechat/19-business-hours.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/livechat/19-business-hours.ts
index 0585c20bf1275..936c6525f9f13 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/livechat/19-business-hours.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/livechat/19-business-hours.ts
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ describe('LIVECHAT - business hours', function () {
 		});
 
 		it('should verify if agent becomes unavailable to take chats when user is deactivated', async () => {
+			await makeAgentAvailable(await login(agent.username, password));
 			await setUserActiveStatus(agent._id, false);
 
 			const latestAgent = await getUserByUsername(agent.username);