diff --git a/lib/Models/Videos.php b/lib/Models/Videos.php
index 87b899aa..f20afd85 100644
--- a/lib/Models/Videos.php
+++ b/lib/Models/Videos.php
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public function updateAcl($new_vis = null)
         $current_acl = $api_client->getAcl($this->episode);
 
         // prevent updating acl if something went wrong
-        if (!is_array($acl)) {
+        if (!is_array($current_acl)) {
             return;
         }