diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index c05545b..d13150a 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class PostData:
             RedisQueue("dl_queue").clear()
         elif to_execute == "kill":
             task_id = RedisArchivist().get_message("dl_queue_id")
-            if not task_id["status"]:
+            if not isinstance(task_id, str):
                 task_id = False
             else:
                 print("brutally killing " + task_id)