diff --git a/backend/Property.py b/backend/Property.py
index d000be28..2892b86e 100644
--- a/backend/Property.py
+++ b/backend/Property.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Property:
         # of the non-invasive surveys. We reflect that this has been installed in the recommendations, but remove the
         # cost and instead, provide a message that the measure has already been installed
 
-        self.override = ast.literal_eval(override['overrides']) if override is not None else []
+        self.override = ast.literal_eval(override['overrides']) if override else []
 
         self.uprn = epc_record.get("uprn")
         self.full_sap_epc = epc_record.get("full_sap_epc")