diff --git a/api/middleware/middleware.go b/api/middleware/middleware.go
index b481326..df87d90 100644
--- a/api/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/api/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ func AuthMiddleware(options AuthMiddlewareOptions) func(http.Handler) http.Handl
 				aud, _ := claim.GetAudience()
 
 				if options.Purpose != account.JWTPurposeNone && slices.Contains[jwt.ClaimStrings, string](aud, string(options.Purpose)) == false {
-					if !options.EmptyAllowed {
-						return account.ErrJWTInvalid
-					}
+					return account.ErrJWTInvalid
 				}
 
 				return nil