diff --git a/silk/views/request_detail.py b/silk/views/request_detail.py
index 631cd1fa..a353e71b 100644
--- a/silk/views/request_detail.py
+++ b/silk/views/request_detail.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get(self, request, request_id):
             'request': request
         }
 
-        if len(silk_request.raw_body < 20000):  # Don't do this for large request
+        if len(silk_request.raw_body) < 20000:  # Don't do this for large request
             body = silk_request.raw_body
             try:
                 body = json.loads(body)  # Incase encoded as JSON