diff --git a/library/Icinga/User.php b/library/Icinga/User.php
index db80c929a..bdc49275b 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/User.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/User.php
@@ -426,13 +426,11 @@ class User
         foreach ($this->permissions as $permitted) {
             $wildcard = strpos($permitted, '*');
             if ($wildcard !== false) {
-                if (substr($permission, 0, $wildcard) === substr($permitted, 0, $wildcard)) {
-                    return true;
-                } else {
-                    if ($permission === $permitted) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
+            }
+            if (substr($permission, 0, $wildcard) === substr($permitted, 0, $wildcard)) {
+                return true;
+            } elseif ($permission === $permitted) {
+                return true;
             }
         }
         return false;