diff --git a/app/controllers/diaspora_federation/h_card_controller.rb b/app/controllers/diaspora_federation/h_card_controller.rb
index 65e700d..e0804c8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/diaspora_federation/h_card_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/diaspora_federation/h_card_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module DiasporaFederation
       person_hcard = DiasporaFederation.callbacks.trigger(:person_hcard_fetch, params[:guid])
 
       if person_hcard.nil?
-        render nothing: true, status: 404 if person_hcard.nil?
+        render nothing: true, status: 404
       else
         logger.info "hcard profile request for: #{person_hcard.nickname}:#{person_hcard.guid}"
         render html: person_hcard.to_html.html_safe