diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 32cfefa9d..cab5ada7c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
       else
         # HTTP Basic, either username/password or API key/random
         authenticate_with_http_basic do |username, password|
-          user = User.try_to_login(username, password)[0] || User.find_by_api_key(username)
+          user = User.try_to_login(username, password) || User.find_by_api_key(username)
         end
       end
       # Switch user if requested by an admin user