diff --git a/get_subtitle.py b/get_subtitle.py
index 43348cfb2..4832f1e5f 100644
--- a/get_subtitle.py
+++ b/get_subtitle.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def download_subtitle(path, language, hi, providers, providers_auth, sceneName,
         lang_obj = Language(language)
 
     try:
-        if sceneName == "None" or use_scenename is False:
+        if sceneName is None or use_scenename is False:
             used_sceneName = False
             video = scan_video(path)
         else: