diff --git a/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml b/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
index e6963b5..e878803 100644
--- a/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
+++ b/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       delegate_to: blacktide
 
     - name: If too many backups kept
-      when: all_pfsense_backups | length > backup_number_to_keep
+      when: all_pfsense_backups.files | length > backup_number_to_keep
       block:
         - name: Get the oldest file paths
           ansible.builtin.set_fact: