diff --git a/extensions/guacamole-auth-cas/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/cas/AuthenticationProviderService.java b/extensions/guacamole-auth-cas/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/cas/AuthenticationProviderService.java
index 2222a8639..e25465282 100644
--- a/extensions/guacamole-auth-cas/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/cas/AuthenticationProviderService.java
+++ b/extensions/guacamole-auth-cas/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/auth/cas/AuthenticationProviderService.java
@@ -79,12 +79,10 @@ public class AuthenticationProviderService {
     public AuthenticatedUser authenticateUser(Credentials credentials)
             throws GuacamoleException {
 
-        String ticket = null;
-
         // Pull CAS ticket from request if present
         HttpServletRequest request = credentials.getRequest();
         if (request != null) {
-            ticket = request.getParameter(CASTicketField.PARAMETER_NAME);
+            String ticket = request.getParameter(CASTicketField.PARAMETER_NAME);
             if (ticket != null) {
                 AuthenticatedUser authenticatedUser = authenticatedUserProvider.get();
                 authenticatedUser.init(ticketService.processUsername(ticket), credentials);