diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/app.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/app.js
index 659d19fc1c..ce1a9b8959 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/app.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/scripts/app.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ window.addEventListener('WebComponentsReady', function() {
   // Routes.
   page('/', loadUser, function(data) {
     // For backward compatibility with GWT links.
-    if (data.hash != null) {
+    if (data.hash) {
       page.redirect(data.hash);
       return;
     }