diff --git a/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php b/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
index 4beb54b27..0f9766932 100644
--- a/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
+++ b/app/Library/Lookups/LookupHelper.php
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ class LookupHelper {
         $char = $this->LookupCharacter($charId, null);
 
         //if the character was not found in the database, then get the information and store it in our database for later
-        if($char === null) {
-
+        if(!isset($char->id)) {
             try {
                 $response = $this->esi->invoke('get', '/characters/{character_id}/', [
                     'character_id' => $charId,