diff --git a/app/policies/synapse_policy.rb b/app/policies/synapse_policy.rb
index 7cd305bf..f7db11ed 100644
--- a/app/policies/synapse_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/synapse_policy.rb
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 class SynapsePolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   class Scope < Scope
     def resolve
-      scope.where('permission IN ("public", "commons") OR user_id = ?', user.id)
+      scope.where('permission IN ("public", "commons") OR user_id = ?', @user.id)
     end
   end
 
   def create?
-    user.present?
+    @user.present?
   end
 
   def show?
-    #record.permission == 'commons' || record.permission == 'public' || record.user == user
+    # @record.permission == 'commons' || @record.permission == 'public' || @record.user == @user
     true
   end
 
   def update?
-    #user.present? && (record.permission == 'commons' || record.user == user)
+    # @user.present? && (@record.permission == 'commons' || @record.user == @user)
     true
   end
 
   def destroy?
-    record.user == user || user.admin
+    @record.user == @user || @user.admin
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/topic_policy.rb b/app/policies/topic_policy.rb
index 55e79c2d..2978cb13 100644
--- a/app/policies/topic_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/topic_policy.rb
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 class TopicPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
   class Scope < Scope
     def resolve
-      scope.where('permission IN ("public", "commons") OR user_id = ?', user.id)
+      scope.where('permission IN ("public", "commons") OR user_id = ?', @user.id)
     end
   end
 
   def create?
-    user.present?
+    @user.present?
   end
 
   def show?
-    record.permission == 'commons' || record.permission == 'public' || record.user == user
+    @record.permission == 'commons' || @record.permission == 'public' || @record.user == @user
   end
 
   def update?
-    # user.present? && (record.permission == 'commons' || record.user == user)
+    # @user.present? && (@record.permission == 'commons' || @record.user == @user)
     true
   end
 
   def destroy?
-    record.user == user || user.admin
+    @record.user == @user || @user.admin
   end
 
   def autocomplete_topic?
-    user.present?
+    @user.present?
   end
 
   def network?