diff --git a/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portal/servlet/filters/secure/BaseAuthFilter.java b/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portal/servlet/filters/secure/BaseAuthFilter.java
index d6e1db3d62ab42..c6e7cbc27ec601 100644
--- a/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portal/servlet/filters/secure/BaseAuthFilter.java
+++ b/portal-impl/src/com/liferay/portal/servlet/filters/secure/BaseAuthFilter.java
@@ -369,16 +369,16 @@ private boolean _isDigestModified(HttpSession httpSession)
 
 		User user = (User)httpSession.getAttribute(WebKeys.USER);
 
-		if (user != null) {
-			String digest = (String)httpSession.getAttribute(
-				WebKeys.USER_DIGEST);
+		if (user == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
 
-			user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(user.getUserId());
+		String digest = (String)httpSession.getAttribute(
+			WebKeys.USER_DIGEST);
 
-			return !StringUtil.equals(digest, user.getDigest());
-		}
+		user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(user.getUserId());
 
-		return false;
+		return !StringUtil.equals(digest, user.getDigest());
 	}
 
 	private static final Log _log = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(BaseAuthFilter.class);