diff --git a/backend/functions/user/user_create.py b/backend/functions/user/user_create.py
index 0f12b63a..4445f136 100644
--- a/backend/functions/user/user_create.py
+++ b/backend/functions/user/user_create.py
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ def lambda_handler(event, context):
   phone = event["request"]["userAttributes"]["phone_number"]
   status = event["request"]["userAttributes"]["cognito:user_status"]
   ts = int(time.time())
-  if "Admin" in event["request"]["userAttributes"] and event["request"]["userAttributes"]["Admin"] == True:
-    isAdmin = True
-  else:
-    isAdmin = False
+  isAdmin = bool("Admin" in event["request"]["userAttributes"] and event["request"]["userAttributes"]["Admin"])
 
   dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
   table = dynamodb.Table( os.environ["USERS_TABLE"] )