diff --git a/get_subtitle.py b/get_subtitle.py
index 4832f1e5f..b63e73236 100644
--- a/get_subtitle.py
+++ b/get_subtitle.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def manual_download_subtitle(path, language, hi, subtitle, provider, providers_a
         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: