diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 76735676689cf49e4e05ed26f3408f4c7fa615f2..e98457ce2a9838b4c08ca234d3e33e732da40dbd 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Ability
   end
 
   def initialize(user)
-    @user = user ||=@ User.new # guest user (not logged in)
+    @user = user ||= User.new # guest user (not logged in)
   end
 
   protected