diff --git a/src/utils/slop.ts b/src/utils/slop.ts
index df2d59b..1bc9030 100644
--- a/src/utils/slop.ts
+++ b/src/utils/slop.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async function parseSlop(id: string, title: string, description: string, channel
   if (channelBlacklist.includes(channelId)) return true;
 
   const cachedSlop = await redis.get(`slop:${id}`)
-  if (cachedSlop) return Boolean(cachedSlop)
+  if (cachedSlop) return cachedSlop == 'true' ? true : false
 
   const { is_slop, reasoning } = await analyseSlop(id , title, description)
   if (reasoning != 'failed to parse') await redis.set(`slop:${id}`, is_slop.toString(), 'EX', 60 * 60 * 24 * 7)