diff --git a/src/linkahead/common/models.py b/src/linkahead/common/models.py
index aa68817511332ea570a3c2a40d400b21a2ed5658..2dc8efa221b55ae35f2cf0549bed6a5a2c1f55c1 100644
--- a/src/linkahead/common/models.py
+++ b/src/linkahead/common/models.py
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ class Entity:
         if role is None and self.permissions is not None:
             # pylint: disable=unsupported-membership-test
             return permission in self.permissions
-        else:
-            if self.acl is None:
-                raise EntityHasNoAclError("This entity does not have an ACL (yet).")
-            self.acl.is_permitted(role=role, permission=permission)
+
+        if self.acl is None:
+            raise EntityHasNoAclError("This entity does not have an ACL (yet).")
+        return self.acl.is_permitted(role=role, permission=permission)
 
     def get_all_messages(self) -> Messages:
         ret = Messages()