diff --git a/pyhoca/cli/frontend.py b/pyhoca/cli/frontend.py
index e970dca..7551838 100644
--- a/pyhoca/cli/frontend.py
+++ b/pyhoca/cli/frontend.py
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ class PyHocaCLI(x2go.X2GoClient):
         """
         # resume a running session
         self.logger('resuming X2Go session: %s' % self.args.resume, loglevel=x2go.loglevel_INFO, )
-        if available_sessions is None:
-            available_sessions = self._X2GoClient__list_sessions(s_hash)
+        available_sessions = self._X2GoClient__list_sessions(s_hash)
         if available_sessions and self.args.resume == 'OLDEST':
             self._auto_resume_oldest(s_hash)
         elif available_sessions and self.args.resume == 'NEWEST':