diff --git a/django_wsgi/embedded_wsgi.py b/django_wsgi/embedded_wsgi.py
index 5bbe48b..3b0d52d 100644
--- a/django_wsgi/embedded_wsgi.py
+++ b/django_wsgi/embedded_wsgi.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def call_wsgi_app(wsgi_app, request, path_info):
     new_request.script_name = webob_request.script_name + consumed_path
     
     # If the user has been authenticated in Django, log him in the WSGI app:
-    if request.user.is_authenticated():
+    if request.user.is_authenticated:
         new_request.remote_user = request.user.username
     
     # Cleaning the routing_args, if any. The application should have its own