diff --git a/services/grid-bot/lib/utility/Implementation/AvatarUtility.cs b/services/grid-bot/lib/utility/Implementation/AvatarUtility.cs
index 93cb9fbc..5c4b634f 100644
--- a/services/grid-bot/lib/utility/Implementation/AvatarUtility.cs
+++ b/services/grid-bot/lib/utility/Implementation/AvatarUtility.cs
@@ -189,10 +189,7 @@ private static string DownloadFile(string url)
         var file = File.OpenWrite(path);
 
         using var client = new HttpClient();
-        using var stream = client.GetStreamAsync(url).SyncOrDefault();
-
-        if (stream == null) throw new ThumbnailResponseException(ThumbnailResponseState.Error, "The thumbnail response stream was null");
-
+        using var stream = client.GetStreamAsync(url).SyncOrDefault() ?? throw new ThumbnailResponseException(ThumbnailResponseState.Error, "The thumbnail response stream was null");
         stream.CopyTo(file);
 
         file.Close();