diff --git a/app/api/srch/search.rb b/app/api/srch/search.rb
index 7c49e6f9d99..61bec709dfe 100644
--- a/app/api/srch/search.rb
+++ b/app/api/srch/search.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Search < Grape::API
           if results.present?
             docs = results.map do |model|
               DocResult.new(
-                  doc_type: 'USERS',
+                doc_type: 'USERS',
                 doc_url: '/profile/' + model.name,
                 doc_title: model.username,
                 latitude: model.lat,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Search < Grape::API
           DocList.new('', search_request)
         end
       end
-        
+
       # Request URL should be /api/srch/nodes?query=QRY
       desc 'Perform a search of nodes', hidden: false,
                                                  is_array: false,
diff --git a/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb b/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
index c1f62d971d8..f53378518a2 100644
--- a/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
+++ b/app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@ class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
     def connect
       self.current_user = find_verified_user
     end
-    
+
     def find_verified_user
-      if cookies.signed['user_token'] != nil
+      unless cookies.signed['user_token'].nil?
         user = User.where(persistence_token: cookies.signed['user_token'])
         if user.any?
           return user.first
         else
           return nil
         end
-      else
-        return nil
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/channels/room_channel.rb b/app/channels/room_channel.rb
index c435da479fc..5ad0e69952e 100644
--- a/app/channels/room_channel.rb
+++ b/app/channels/room_channel.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # This is a general channel connected to all active session
 class RoomChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel
-
   def subscribed
     stream_from "room_channel"
   end
diff --git a/app/channels/user_channel.rb b/app/channels/user_channel.rb
index df58a75d891..9403c79968a 100644
--- a/app/channels/user_channel.rb
+++ b/app/channels/user_channel.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class UserChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel
   def subscribed
-    if current_user != nil
+    if !current_user.nil?
       stream_from "users:#{current_user.id}"
     else
       reject
diff --git a/app/channels/user_notification_channel.rb b/app/channels/user_notification_channel.rb
index accb48deb75..04415cb27cf 100644
--- a/app/channels/user_notification_channel.rb
+++ b/app/channels/user_notification_channel.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class UserNotificationChannel < ApplicationCable::Channel
   def subscribed
-    if current_user != nil
+    if !current_user.nil?
       stream_from "users:notification:#{current_user.id}"
     else
       reject