diff --git a/generic/views.py b/generic/views.py
index a357da67..7bbf4b5e 100644
--- a/generic/views.py
+++ b/generic/views.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ExamViews(View, LoginRequiredMixin):
         #print("test", Exam.objects.all().get(id=pk))
         exam = get_object_or_404(self.Exam, pk=pk)
 
-        if not (request.user in exam.author.all() or request.user.groups.filter(name='rapid_checker').exists()):
+        if request.user not in exam.author.all() and not request.user.groups.filter(name='rapid_checker').exists()):
             raise PermissionDenied
 
         questions = exam.exam_questions.all()