diff --git a/content/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/authenticating-to-the-rest-api-with-an-oauth-app.md b/content/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/authenticating-to-the-rest-api-with-an-oauth-app.md
index 13cd3f80f4dd..3a2290d4d5f8 100644
--- a/content/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/authenticating-to-the-rest-api-with-an-oauth-app.md
+++ b/content/apps/oauth-apps/building-oauth-apps/authenticating-to-the-rest-api-with-an-oauth-app.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CLIENT_SECRET = ENV['GH_BASIC_SECRET_ID']
 use Rack::Session::Pool, :cookie_only => false
 
 def authenticated?
-  session[:access_token]
+  session[:refresh_token]
 end
 
 def authenticate!