diff --git a/lib/sorcery/model/submodules/external.rb b/lib/sorcery/model/submodules/external.rb
index 7c33d8a0..dcf23e84 100644
--- a/lib/sorcery/model/submodules/external.rb
+++ b/lib/sorcery/model/submodules/external.rb
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@ def add_provider_to_user(provider, uid)
             authentications = sorcery_config.authentications_class.name.demodulize.underscore.pluralize
             # first check to see if user has a particular authentication already
             if sorcery_adapter.find_authentication_by_oauth_credentials(authentications, provider, uid).nil?
-              user = send(authentications).build(sorcery_config.provider_uid_attribute_name => uid,
+              authentication = send(authentications).build(sorcery_config.provider_uid_attribute_name => uid,
                                                  sorcery_config.provider_attribute_name => provider)
-              user.sorcery_adapter.save(validate: false)
+              authentication.sorcery_adapter.save(validate: false)
             else
-              user = false
+              false
             end
-
-            user
           end
         end
       end