diff --git a/web_interface/app/main.py b/web_interface/app/main.py
index 121d00d..d3d42dc 100644
--- a/web_interface/app/main.py
+++ b/web_interface/app/main.py
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ async def create_download_with_bdfr_api(download_type: str, name: str, **kwargs)
         return download_id
 
     # Get global auth token if available
-    global _bdfr_auth_token
     auth_token = _bdfr_auth_token
     logger.info(f"[DEBUG] Global auth token available: {auth_token is not None}")
     logger.info(f"[DEBUG] Auth token for BDFR: {auth_token[:10]}..." if auth_token else "None")