diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
index b2d2f74df3..9583b84ab0 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ async def get_data_extract_url(
             shape(feature.get("geometry")) for feature in aoi.get("features", [])
         ]
         merged_geom = unary_union(geometries)
-    elif geom_type == aoi.get("type") == "Feature":
+    elif geom_type := aoi.get("type") == "Feature":
         merged_geom = shape(aoi.get("geometry"))
     else:
         merged_geom = shape(aoi)