diff --git a/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js b/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
index d5c2658..2f733d7 100644
--- a/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
+++ b/js/records/FoodItemRecord.js
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ const FoodRecordDefaults: FoodItem = {
 const FoodItemRecord = Record(FoodRecordDefaults, 'FoodItemRecord');
 
 export const createFoodItem = (foodItemRaw: ?RawFoodItem) => {
-	if (!foodItemRaw) {
-		return foodItemRaw;
-	}
-	return new FoodItemRecord({
+	return !foodItemRaw ? foodItemRaw : new FoodItemRecord({
 		...foodItemRaw,
 		placeId: foodItemRaw.placeid,
 		thumbImage: foodItemRaw.thumbimage,