diff --git a/pagure/pfmarkdown.py b/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
index 394ca7a..0011806 100644
--- a/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
+++ b/pagure/pfmarkdown.py
@@ -170,12 +170,9 @@ class ImplicitIssuePattern(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
             return text
         repo = namespace = user = None
 
-        if flask.request.args.get('user'):
-            user = flask.request.args.get('user')
-        if flask.request.args.get('namespace'):
-            namespace = flask.request.args.get('namespace')
-        if flask.request.args.get('repo'):
-            repo = flask.request.args.get('repo')
+        user = flask.request.args.get('user')
+        namespace = flask.request.args.get('namespace')
+        repo = flask.request.args.get('repo')
 
         if not user and not repo:
             if 'fork/' in url:
@@ -213,12 +210,9 @@ class ImplicitPRPattern(markdown.inlinepatterns.Pattern):
             return text
         repo = namespace = user = None
 
-        if flask.request.args.get('user'):
-            user = flask.request.args.get('user')
-        if flask.request.args.get('namespace'):
-            namespace = flask.request.args.get('namespace')
-        if flask.request.args.get('repo'):
-            repo = flask.request.args.get('repo')
+        user = flask.request.args.get('user')
+        namespace = flask.request.args.get('namespace')
+        repo = flask.request.args.get('repo')
 
         if not user and not repo:
             if 'fork/' in url: