diff --git a/module/ApiBundle/Component/Controller/ActionController/ApiController.php b/module/ApiBundle/Component/Controller/ActionController/ApiController.php
index 7ab1e2ee5..10851eff3 100644
--- a/module/ApiBundle/Component/Controller/ActionController/ApiController.php
+++ b/module/ApiBundle/Component/Controller/ActionController/ApiController.php
@@ -101,18 +101,14 @@ public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $e)
             )
             ) {
                 $error = $this->error(401, 'You do not have sufficient permissions to access this resource');
-                if ($result instanceof \Laminas\View\Model\ViewModel) {
-                    $error->setOptions($result->getOptions());
-                }
+                $error->setOptions($result->getOptions());
                 $e->setResult($error);
 
                 return $error;
             }
         } else {
             $error = $this->error(401, 'No key or OAuth token was provided or the token was invalid');
-            if ($result instanceof \Laminas\View\Model\ViewModel) {
-                $error->setOptions($result->getOptions());
-            }
+            $error->setOptions($result->getOptions());
             $e->setResult($error);
 
             return $error;