diff --git a/client/src/app/core/users/user.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/users/user.service.ts
index 99ed3b407..f4850c3ba 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/users/user.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/users/user.service.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class UserService {
 
     return new User({
       // local storage keys
-      nsfwPolicy: this.localStorageService.getItem(UserLocalStorageKeys.NSFW_POLICY) as NSFWPolicyType,
+      nsfwPolicy: this.localStorageService.getItem(UserLocalStorageKeys.NSFW_POLICY),
       webTorrentEnabled: this.localStorageService.getItem(UserLocalStorageKeys.WEBTORRENT_ENABLED) !== 'false',
       theme: this.localStorageService.getItem(UserLocalStorageKeys.THEME) || 'instance-default',
       videoLanguages,