diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/captions/pad/service.js b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/captions/pad/service.js
index 46d81b2004ca6b5faa15dbfa5c70ee67b20d3dd4..dc941683f6740bfe9d85aab758be2859c50b63bc 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/captions/pad/service.js
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/captions/pad/service.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const getPadURL = (padId, readOnlyPadId, ownerId) => {
   const userId = Auth.userID;
   const params = getPadParams();
   let url;
-  if (!ownerId || (ownerId && userId === ownerId)) {
+  if (!ownerId || userId === ownerId) {
     url = Auth.authenticateURL(`${NOTE_CONFIG.url}/p/${padId}?${params}`);
   } else {
     url = Auth.authenticateURL(`${NOTE_CONFIG.url}/p/${readOnlyPadId}?${params}`);