diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
index de3f5ab2702..684e1f402e1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (b *APIBuilder) isAuthenticatedRequest(r *http.Request) bool {
 	if !ok {
 		return false
 	}
-	return user.GetIdentityType() != ""
+	return user.GetIdentityType() != types.TypeUnauthenticated
 }
 
 // validateNamespace checks if the namespace in the evaluation context matches the namespace in the request