diff --git a/backend/ddang/src/main/java/com/ddang/ddang/bid/application/BidService.java b/backend/ddang/src/main/java/com/ddang/ddang/bid/application/BidService.java
index d2c6a4e97..287cbddad 100644
--- a/backend/ddang/src/main/java/com/ddang/ddang/bid/application/BidService.java
+++ b/backend/ddang/src/main/java/com/ddang/ddang/bid/application/BidService.java
@@ -47,37 +47,34 @@ public Long create(final CreateBidDto bidDto, final String auctionImageAbsoluteU
                                          .orElseThrow(() -> new AuctionNotFoundException("해당 경매를 찾을 수 없습니다."));
 
         final Auction auction = auctionAndImageDto.auction();
+
         checkInvalidAuction(auction);
         checkInvalidBid(auction, bidder, bidDto);
 
-        final Optional<User> previousBidder = auction.findLastBidder();
-
-        final Bid saveBid = saveAndUpdateLastBid(bidDto, auction, bidder);
+        auction.findLastBidder()
+               .ifPresent(previousBidder ->
+                       publishBidNotificationEvent(auctionImageAbsoluteUrl, auctionAndImageDto, previousBidder));
 
-        publishBidNotificationEvent(auctionImageAbsoluteUrl, auctionAndImageDto, previousBidder);
-
-        return saveBid.getId();
+        return saveAndUpdateLastBid(bidDto, auction, bidder).getId();
     }
 
     private void publishBidNotificationEvent(
             final String auctionImageAbsoluteUrl,
             final AuctionAndImageDto auctionAndImageDto,
-            final Optional<User> previousBidder
+            final User previousBidder
     ) {
-        if (previousBidder.isEmpty()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         final BidDto bidDto = new BidDto(
-                previousBidder.get().getId(),
+                previousBidder.getId(),
                 auctionAndImageDto,
                 auctionImageAbsoluteUrl
         );
+
         bidEventPublisher.publishEvent(new BidNotificationEvent(bidDto));
     }
 
     private void checkInvalidAuction(final Auction auction) {
         final LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();
+
         if (auction.isClosed(now)) {
             throw new InvalidAuctionToBidException("이미 종료된 경매입니다");
         }