diff --git a/ipalib/plugins/baseuser.py b/ipalib/plugins/baseuser.py
index 9068ef0fd..bd66cf5a3 100644
--- a/ipalib/plugins/baseuser.py
+++ b/ipalib/plugins/baseuser.py
@@ -561,6 +561,14 @@ class baseuser_find(LDAPSearch):
     """
     Prototype command plugin to be implemented by real plugin
     """
+    def args_options_2_entry(self, *args, **options):
+        newoptions = {}
+        self.common_enhance_options(newoptions, **options)
+        options.update(newoptions)
+
+        return super(baseuser_find, self).args_options_2_entry(
+            *args, **options)
+
     def common_enhance_options(self, newoptions, **options):
         # assure the manager attr is a dn, not just a bare uid
         manager = options.get('manager')
diff --git a/ipalib/plugins/stageuser.py b/ipalib/plugins/stageuser.py
index 415dc6a3b..c0c4c87d7 100644
--- a/ipalib/plugins/stageuser.py
+++ b/ipalib/plugins/stageuser.py
@@ -449,13 +449,6 @@ class stageuser_find(baseuser_find):
     member_attributes = ['memberof']
     has_output_params = baseuser_find.has_output_params + stageuser_output_params
 
-    def execute(self, *args, **options):
-        newoptions = {}
-        self.common_enhance_options(newoptions, **options)
-        options.update(newoptions)
-
-        return super(stageuser_find, self).execute(self, *args, **options)
-
     def pre_callback(self, ldap, filter, attrs_list, base_dn, scope, *keys, **options):
         assert isinstance(base_dn, DN)
 
diff --git a/ipalib/plugins/user.py b/ipalib/plugins/user.py
index 9bd7bf7e5..206b380ef 100644
--- a/ipalib/plugins/user.py
+++ b/ipalib/plugins/user.py
@@ -730,10 +730,6 @@ class user_find(baseuser_find):
             return ("(&(objectclass=posixaccount)(krbprincipalname=%s))"%\
                         getattr(context, 'principal'), base_dn, scope)
 
-        newoptions = {}
-        self.common_enhance_options(newoptions, **options)
-        options.update(newoptions)
-
         preserved = options.get('preserved', False)
         if preserved is None:
             base_dn = self.api.env.basedn