diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/server.kt b/src/main/kotlin/server.kt
index 6082320..0987a58 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/server.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/server.kt
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@ fun main() {
     val app = Javalin.create {
         it.accessManager { handler, ctx, permittedRoles ->
             transaction {
-                val k = ctx.header("X-API-KEY").orEmpty()
-                Key.find {
-                    Keys.value eq k
+                val maybeKey = Key.find {
+                    Keys.value eq ctx.header("X-API-KEY").orEmpty()
                 }.firstOrNull()
                 val auth = ctx.header("Authorization").orEmpty()
                 val isBasicAuthed = auth == System.getenv("LDC_AUTH")
                 when {
                     permittedRoles.contains(ApiRole.PUBLIC) -> handler.handle(ctx)
                     permittedRoles.contains(ApiRole.BASIC_AUTHED) && isBasicAuthed -> handler.handle(ctx)
-                    permittedRoles.contains(ApiRole.API_AUTHED) && k != null -> handler.handle(ctx)
+                    permittedRoles.contains(ApiRole.API_AUTHED) && maybeKey != null -> handler.handle(ctx)
                     else -> ctx.status(401).json("Unauthorized")
                 }
             }