diff --git a/app/controllers/api/projects.php b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
index e934a2799c..f9b2753eb6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/projects.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/projects.php
@@ -876,12 +876,6 @@ App::patch('/v1/projects/:projectId/auth/mock-numbers')
     ->inject('dbForConsole')
     ->action(function (string $projectId, array $numbers, Response $response, Database $dbForConsole) {
 
-        $project = $dbForConsole->getDocument('projects', $projectId);
-
-        if ($project->isEmpty()) {
-            throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_NOT_FOUND);
-        }
-
         $uniqueNumbers = [];
         foreach ($numbers as $number) {
             if (isset($uniqueNumbers[$number['phone']])) {
@@ -889,6 +883,12 @@ App::patch('/v1/projects/:projectId/auth/mock-numbers')
             }
             $uniqueNumbers[$number['phone']] = $number['otp'];
         }
+        
+        $project = $dbForConsole->getDocument('projects', $projectId);
+
+        if ($project->isEmpty()) {
+            throw new Exception(Exception::PROJECT_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
 
         $auths = $project->getAttribute('auths', []);
 
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Auth/Validator/MockNumber.php b/src/Appwrite/Auth/Validator/MockNumber.php
index 6f1cf81cae..ac5ba89fc5 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Auth/Validator/MockNumber.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Auth/Validator/MockNumber.php
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class MockNumber extends Validator
             return false;
         }
 
-        $otp = new Text(6, 6);
-        if (!$otp->isValid($value['otp']) || !\ctype_digit($value['otp'])) {
+        $otp = new Text(6, 6, Text::NUMBERS);
+        if (!$otp->isValid($value['otp'])) {
             $this->message = 'Invalid OTP. Please make sure the OTP is a 6 digit number';
             return false;
         }