diff --git a/webapp/src/octoClient.ts b/webapp/src/octoClient.ts
index 6002b2c02..72f3dd52d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/octoClient.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/octoClient.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class OctoClient {
         }
 
         const responseJson = (await this.getJson(response)) as {token?: string}
-        if (responseJson.token !== '') {
-            localStorage.setItem('sessionId', responseJson.token || '')
+        if (responseJson.token) {
+            localStorage.setItem('sessionId', responseJson.token)
             return true
         }
         return false