diff --git a/modules/context/context.go b/modules/context/context.go
index 3dbc2bb9dc..bed4760322 100644
--- a/modules/context/context.go
+++ b/modules/context/context.go
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ func GetContext(req *http.Request) *Context {
 	return req.Context().Value(contextKey).(*Context)
 }
 
+// GetContextUser returns context user
+func GetContextUser(req *http.Request) *models.User {
+	if apiContext, ok := req.Context().Value(apiContextKey).(*APIContext); ok {
+		return apiContext.User
+	}
+	if ctx, ok := req.Context().Value(contextKey).(*Context); ok {
+		return ctx.User
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SignedUserName returns signed user's name via context
 func SignedUserName(req *http.Request) string {
 	if middleware.IsInternalPath(req) {
diff --git a/routers/web/base.go b/routers/web/base.go
index 9238ea2173..f50c5229b1 100644
--- a/routers/web/base.go
+++ b/routers/web/base.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/httpcache"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
@@ -147,15 +146,7 @@ func Recovery() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 						"i18n":       lc,
 					}
 
-					var user *models.User
-					if apiContext := context.GetAPIContext(req); apiContext != nil {
-						user = apiContext.User
-					}
-					if user == nil {
-						if ctx := context.GetContext(req); ctx != nil {
-							user = ctx.User
-						}
-					}
+					var user = context.GetContextUser(req)
 					if user == nil {
 						// Get user from session if logged in - do not attempt to sign-in
 						user = auth.SessionUser(sessionStore)