diff --git a/apps/external/index.php b/apps/external/index.php
index 86b19abc10..51cdc344bb 100644
--- a/apps/external/index.php
+++ b/apps/external/index.php
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@
 
 require_once('../../lib/base.php');
 
-// Check if we are a user
-if( !OC_User::isLoggedIn()){
-	header( "Location: ".OC_Helper::linkTo( '', 'index.php' ));
-	exit();
-}
-
+OC_Util::checkLoggedIn();
 
 if(isset($_GET['id'])){