diff --git a/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js b/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
index 87679d02a4..ddeafa3668 100644
--- a/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
+++ b/spec/AuthenticationAdapters.spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const authenticationLoader = require('../lib/Adapters/Auth');
 const path = require('path');
 const responses = {
   gpgames: { playerId: 'userId' },
-  instagram: { data: { id: 'userId' } },
+  instagram: { id: 'userId' },
   janrainengage: { stat: 'ok', profile: { identifier: 'userId' } },
   janraincapture: { stat: 'ok', result: 'userId' },
   line: { userId: 'userId' },
@@ -492,7 +492,15 @@ describe('instagram auth adapter', () => {
       'https://graph.instagram.com/me?fields=id&access_token=the_token'
     );
   });
-
+  it('response object without data child', async () => {
+    spyOn(httpsRequest, 'get').and.callFake(() => {
+      return Promise.resolve({ id: 'userId' });
+    });
+    await instagram.validateAuthData({ id: 'userId', access_token: 'the_token' }, {});
+    expect(httpsRequest.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'https://graph.instagram.com/me?fields=id&access_token=the_token'
+    );
+  });
   it('should pass in api url', async () => {
     spyOn(httpsRequest, 'get').and.callFake(() => {
       return Promise.resolve({ data: { id: 'userId' } });
diff --git a/src/Adapters/Auth/instagram.js b/src/Adapters/Auth/instagram.js
index 6d61413bf0..0b493a6945 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/Auth/instagram.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/Auth/instagram.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ function validateAuthData(authData) {
   const apiURL = authData.apiURL || defaultURL;
   const path = `${apiURL}me?fields=id&access_token=${authData.access_token}`;
   return httpsRequest.get(path).then(response => {
-    if (response && response.data && response.data.id == authData.id) {
+    const user = response.data ? response.data : response
+    if (user && user.id == authData.id) {
       return;
     }
     throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND, 'Instagram auth is invalid for this user.');