diff --git a/modules/aselect/www/credentials.php b/modules/aselect/www/credentials.php
index bcdd208a38ae8412b8c3d6f0148c47aa263f27ec..1da71a6649e1baaaf37b9d20c7b34e5ebea1587a 100644
--- a/modules/aselect/www/credentials.php
+++ b/modules/aselect/www/credentials.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 function check_credentials() {
 	
 	if (!array_key_exists('ssp_state', $_REQUEST))
-		SimpleSAML_Auth_State::throwException($state, new SimpleSAML_Error_Exception("Missing ssp_state parameter"));	
+		throw new SimpleSAML_Error_Exception("Missing ssp_state parameter");
 	$id = $_REQUEST['ssp_state'];
 
 	// sanitize the input