diff --git a/app/controllers/baskets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/baskets_controller.rb
index 0a6512629..f9a1e3771 100644
--- a/app/controllers/baskets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/baskets_controller.rb
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def choose_type
   # in the future this will present the join policy of the basket, etc
   # now it only says "login as different user or contact an administrator"
   def permissioned_denied
-    session[:has_access_on_baskets] = current_user.get_basket_permissions if logged_in? || Hash.new
+    session[:has_access_on_baskets] = logged_in? ? current_user.get_basket_permissions : Hash.new
   end
 
   def set_settings
diff --git a/app/controllers/private_files_controller.rb b/app/controllers/private_files_controller.rb
index 86c1ec145..a0a580777 100644
--- a/app/controllers/private_files_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/private_files_controller.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def show
     render :text => "Error 400: Bad Request", :status => 400
   rescue PermissionDeniedError
     logger.warn("#{Time.now} - Permission Denied While Requesting Private Item: #{params.inspect}")
-    session[:has_access_on_baskets] = current_user.get_basket_permissions if logged_in? || Hash.new
+    session[:has_access_on_baskets] = logged_in? ? current_user.get_basket_permissions : Hash.new
     render :text => "Error 401: Unauthorized", :status => 401
   end
   
diff --git a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
index 02398c7df..a6d49651d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ def populate_result_sets_for(zoom_class)
     # limit baskets searched within, if appropriate
     unless searching_for_related_items?
       if params[:privacy_type] == 'private'
-        
+
         # get the urlified_name for each basket the user has a role in
         # from their session
-        basket_access_hash = current_user.get_basket_permissions if logged_in? || Hash.new
+        basket_access_hash = logged_in? ? current_user.get_basket_permissions : Hash.new
         session[:has_access_on_baskets] = basket_access_hash
         basket_urlified_names = basket_access_hash.keys.collect { |key| key.to_s }
-      
+
         if @current_basket == @site_basket
           @search.pqf_query.within(basket_urlified_names) unless basket_urlified_names.blank?
         elsif (@current_basket != @site_basket) and basket_urlified_names.member?(@current_basket.urlified_name)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def populate_result_sets_for(zoom_class)
         else
           return access_denied
         end
-        
+
       elsif @current_basket != @site_basket
         @search.pqf_query.within(@current_basket.urlified_name)
       end