diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index af56f63826..28e75bf55b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             };
 
             var auth = AuthorizationContext.GetAuthorizationInfo(Request);
-            if (auth.UserId != null)
+            if (!auth.UserId.Equals(Guid.Empty))
             {
                 state.User = UserManager.GetUserById(auth.UserId);
             }