diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/convertTmdbToSeasoned.js b/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/convertTmdbToSeasoned.js
index 7379610..79f2d00 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/convertTmdbToSeasoned.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/convertTmdbToSeasoned.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ const Movie = require('src/media_classes/movie');
 const Show = require('src/media_classes/show');
 
 function convertTmdbToSeasoned(tmdbObject, strictType=undefined) {
-	const mediaType = strictType || tmdbObject.media_type;
+	if (strictType === undefined)
+		var mediaType = tmdbObject.media_type;
+	else
+		var mediaType = strictType;	
 
 	// There are many diff types of content, we only want to look at movies and tv shows
 	if (mediaType === 'movie') {
@@ -47,4 +50,5 @@ function convertTmdbToSeasoned(tmdbObject, strictType=undefined) {
 	}
 }
 
-module.exports = convertTmdbToSeasoned;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = convertTmdbToSeasoned;
+