diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
index 1842aaf7ccdf175f288a74cba88d2199ae17967c..a003462b49082e5841a85034c4989115860e6e37 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ public class SessionService implements ISessionService {
 		/* HTTP polling solution (legacy) */
 
 		Session session = databaseDao.getSession(keyword);
-		if (null == session) {
-			throw new NotFoundException();
-		}
 
 		userService.addCurrentUserToSessionMap(keyword);
 		socketIoServer.reportActiveUserCountForSession(keyword);