diff --git a/emgapianns/management/lib/create_or_update_study.py b/emgapianns/management/lib/create_or_update_study.py
index 7522f1beb..df0603028 100644
--- a/emgapianns/management/lib/create_or_update_study.py
+++ b/emgapianns/management/lib/create_or_update_study.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def verify_study_ownership(self, study_id, submission_account_id):
             "accept": "*/*",
             "Authorization": f"Basic {b64encode(auth_string.encode()).decode()}"
         }
-        response = requests.get(url, params=None, headers=headers)
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
         ownership_verified = False
         if response.status_code == 200 and study_id in response.text:
             ownership_verified = True