diff --git a/program/views.py b/program/views.py
index 926289de1d7d086fbde5a005893f2078ce5a6a28..edc0b304a8ece13e6f036f61f31856d783e162fb 100644
--- a/program/views.py
+++ b/program/views.py
@@ -1642,9 +1642,7 @@ class APIPlaylistViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         """The queryset is empty if the request is not authenticated. Otherwise, it contains all
         the playlists."""
 
-        user = self.request.user
-
-        if not user.is_authenticated:
+        if not self.request.user.is_authenticated:
             return Playlist.objects.none()
 
         return Playlist.objects.all()