diff --git a/authentication/context.go b/authentication/context.go
index 6247865..22e596a 100644
--- a/authentication/context.go
+++ b/authentication/context.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func GetApplication(ctx *gin.Context) *model.Application {
 	app, ok := ctx.MustGet("app").(*model.Application)
 	if app == nil || !ok {
 		ctx.AbortWithError(http.StatusInternalServerError, errors.New("an error occured while retrieving application from context"))
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return app