diff --git a/spinnaker_graph_front_end/spinnaker.py b/spinnaker_graph_front_end/spinnaker.py
index a93f1ba5..d7e3566f 100644
--- a/spinnaker_graph_front_end/spinnaker.py
+++ b/spinnaker_graph_front_end/spinnaker.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 def _is_allocated_machine():
     if is_config_none("Machine", "spalloc_server"):
-        return not is_config_none(("Machine", "remote_spinnaker_url"))
+        return not is_config_none("Machine", "remote_spinnaker_url")
     else:
         return True