diff --git a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestController.php b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestController.php
index b2c73932e..a0d9d4f3a 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestController.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestController.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class WallabagRestController extends FOSRestController
         $url = $request->query->get('url', '');
 
         if (empty($url)) {
-            throw $this->createAccessDeniedException('URL is empty?, logged user id: '.$this->getUser->getId());
+            throw $this->createAccessDeniedException('URL is empty?, logged user id: '.$this->getUser()->getId());
         }
 
         $res = $this->getDoctrine()
diff --git a/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestControllerTest.php b/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestControllerTest.php
index fd72b8f22..65b65290c 100644
--- a/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/WallabagRestControllerTest.php
@@ -804,4 +804,11 @@ class WallabagRestControllerTest extends WallabagApiTestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals(false, $content['exists']);
     }
+
+    public function testGetEntriesExistsWithNoUrl()
+    {
+        $this->client->request('GET', '/api/entries/exists?url=');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(403, $this->client->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
+    }
 }