diff --git a/src/android/FirebasePlugin.java b/src/android/FirebasePlugin.java
index c96c45f1c..4b7884d64 100755
--- a/src/android/FirebasePlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/FirebasePlugin.java
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ private void extractAndReturnUserInfo(final CallbackContext callbackContext) thr
         returnResults.put("phoneNumber", user.getPhoneNumber());
         returnResults.put("photoUrl", user.getPhotoUrl() == null ? null : user.getPhotoUrl().toString());
         returnResults.put("uid", user.getUid());
-        returnResults.put("providerId", user.getProviderId());
+        returnResults.put("providerId", user.getIdToken(false).getResult().getSignInProvider());
         returnResults.put("isAnonymous", user.isAnonymous());
 
         user.getIdToken(true).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<GetTokenResult>() {