diff --git a/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs b/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
index e4623cd62..3f209277f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Networking/Manager/NetworkManager.cs
@@ -713,11 +713,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Networking.Manager
                     if ((!partial && string.Equals(interfc, token, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                         || (partial && interfc.StartsWith(token, true, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)))
                     {
-                        if (index == null)
-                        {
-                            index = new List<int>();
-                        }
-
+                        index ??= new List<int>();
                         index.Add(interfcIndex);
                     }
                 }