diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/umbraco-news/umbraco-news-dashboard.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/umbraco-news/umbraco-news-dashboard.element.ts
index 24932d17fd..ae5609b1fb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/umbraco-news/umbraco-news-dashboard.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/umbraco-news/umbraco-news-dashboard.element.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class UmbUmbracoNewsDashboardElement extends UmbLitElement {
 
 	#observeCurrentUser(): void {
 		if (!this.#auth) return;
-		this.observe(this.#auth?.currentUser, (user) => {
+		this.observe(this.#auth.currentUser, (user) => {
 			this.name = user?.name ?? '';
 		});
 	}