diff --git a/scripts/stop-jobs-no-longer-running.py b/scripts/stop-jobs-no-longer-running.py
index a59cc95..f166db3 100644
--- a/scripts/stop-jobs-no-longer-running.py
+++ b/scripts/stop-jobs-no-longer-running.py
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ def get_entered_current_status(arrayId, jobId, startTime):
         return history[0]['EnteredCurrentStatus']
     querys = subprocess.run(
         ["ssh", conduit + ".cs.uni-saarland.de", "condor_q", "-json", condor_job_id], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
-    query = json.loads(querys)
-    if len(query) > 0:
-        return query[0]['EnteredCurrentStatus']
+    if len(querys) > 0:
+        query = json.loads(querys)
+        if len(query) > 0:
+            return query[0]['EnteredCurrentStatus']
     return startTime + 1
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":