diff --git a/spring-security-angular/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootsecurityrest/controller/UserController.java b/spring-security-angular/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootsecurityrest/controller/UserController.java
index 825290ff2d..ab66065b61 100644
--- a/spring-security-angular/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootsecurityrest/controller/UserController.java
+++ b/spring-security-angular/server/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootsecurityrest/controller/UserController.java
@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@ public class UserController {
 
 	@RequestMapping("/login")
 	public boolean login(@RequestBody User user) {
-		if(user.getUserName().equals("user") && user.getPassword().equals("password")) {
-			return true;
-		} 
-		return false;
+		return user.getUserName().equals("user") && user.getPassword().equals("password");
 	}
-	
+
 	@RequestMapping("/user")
 	public Principal user(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String authToken = request.getHeader("Authorization").substring("Basic".length()).trim();
-		return () ->  new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(authToken)).split(":")[0];
+		return () -> new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(authToken)).split(":")[0];
 	}
 }