diff --git a/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_download_new.py b/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_download_new.py
index 6386d15c..6f555848 100644
--- a/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_download_new.py
+++ b/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_download_new.py
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ async def ytdownv2(_, message):
         log_group_id=0, cache_path="cache", ffmpeg_location="/usr/bin/mediaextract"
     ) as ytdl:
         x = await ytdl.parse(url)
-        if "ERROR" in x:
-            return await message.reply(f"<code>{x}</code>")
+        if "ERROR" in str(x):
+            return await message.reply(f"<code>{str(x)}</code>")
         img = await get_ytthumb(x.key)
         caption = x.caption
         markup = x.buttons