diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index 79b876e52..b0ec01522 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -211,20 +211,22 @@ class UserViewSet(
 
         # Re-check the user at exchange time so that a deactivation after
         # the transit code was minted is taken into account.
+        user_id = code_data["user_id"]
         try:
-            user = models.User.objects.get(id=code_data["user_id"], is_active=True)
+            user = models.User.objects.get(id=user_id, is_active=True)
         except models.User.DoesNotExist as e:
             raise drf_exceptions.PermissionDenied(
                 "This account can no longer access the application."
             ) from e
 
+        client_id = code_data.get("client_id")
         if not models.Application.has_active_scope(
-            code_data.get("client_id"), models.ApplicationScope.USERS_SESSION
+            client_id, models.ApplicationScope.USERS_SESSION
         ):
             logger.warning(
                 "Transit code exchange refused: application '%s' no longer "
                 "holds the '%s' grant",
-                code_data.get("client_id"),
+                client_id,
                 models.ApplicationScope.USERS_SESSION,
             )
             raise drf_exceptions.PermissionDenied(
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ class UserViewSet(
             user,
             "user:access",
             {
-                "client_id": code_data.get("client_id", "unknown"),
+                "client_id": client_id or "unknown",
                 "token_type": settings.USER_ACCESS_TOKEN_TYPE_CLAIM,
             },
         )
@@ -252,8 +254,8 @@ class UserViewSet(
         # Log for auditing
         logger.info(
             "User access token issued from transit code: user_id=%s, client_id=%s",
-            user.id,
-            code_data.get("client_id", "unknown"),
+            user_id,
+            client_id,
         )
 
         return drf_response.Response(data)