diff --git a/etherdump b/etherdump
index 2e3da39..1250d76 100755
--- a/etherdump
+++ b/etherdump
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     elif cmd == "index":
 
         def augment_info(info, groupinfo):
-            if info.get("last_edited") != None:
+            if info.get("last_edited"):
                 dt = datetime.strptime( info.get("last_edited"), "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S" )
                 info['last_edited_parsed'] = dt
                 info['last_edited_str'] = str(dt)