diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/ReferenceQuery.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/ReferenceQuery.java
index c860321f8..a1bd7fc8c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/ReferenceQuery.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/query/ReferenceQuery.java
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ public class ReferenceQuery extends QueryBase<ReferenceEntity> {
             predicates.add(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.or(
                     queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.isNull(queryContext.Root.get(ReferenceEntity._createdById)),
                     userId != null ?  queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.equal(queryContext.Root.get(ReferenceEntity._createdById), userId) : queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.or(),  //Creates a false query
-                    userId != null ?  queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(ReferenceEntity._id)).value(queryUtilsService.buildSubQuery(new BuildSubQueryInput<>(new BuildSubQueryInput.Builder<>(DmpReferenceEntity.class, UUID.class)
+                    queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.in(queryContext.Root.get(ReferenceEntity._id)).value(queryUtilsService.buildSubQuery(new BuildSubQueryInput<>(new BuildSubQueryInput.Builder<>(DmpReferenceEntity.class, UUID.class)
                             .query(queryContext.Query)
                             .criteriaBuilder(queryContext.CriteriaBuilder)
                             .keyPathFunc((subQueryRoot) -> subQueryRoot.get(DmpReferenceEntity._referenceId))
                             .filterFunc((subQueryRoot, cb) ->
                                     cb.in(subQueryRoot.get(DmpReferenceEntity._dmpId)).value(queryUtilsService.buildDmpAuthZSubQuery(queryContext.Query, queryContext.CriteriaBuilder, userId, usePublic))
                             )
-                    ))) : queryContext.CriteriaBuilder.or()  //Creates a false query
+                    )))  //Creates a false query
             ));
         }
         if (!predicates.isEmpty()) {