diff --git a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/views.py b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/views.py
index 487445cb..8584fa73 100644
--- a/osinaweb/osinacore/api/views.py
+++ b/osinaweb/osinacore/api/views.py
@@ -37,19 +37,13 @@ def authenticate_customer(request):
         
         try:
             user = User.objects.get(email=email)
-        except User.DoesNotExist:
-            return JsonResponse({'success': False, 'error': 'User with this email does not exist'})
-        
-        # Since you're not checking the password, you can simply authenticate the user object
-        user = authenticate(request, user=user)
-        
-        if user is not None:
-            # Login the user
+            user = authenticate(request, user=user)
             login(request, user)
             return JsonResponse({'success': True, 'user': {
                 'id': user.id,
                 'email': user.email,
                 'username': user.username
             }})
-        else:
-            return JsonResponse({'success': False, 'error': 'Authentication failed'})
+        except User.DoesNotExist:
+            return JsonResponse({'success': False, 'error': 'User with this email does not exist'})
+