diff --git a/src/node/db/SessionManager.js b/src/node/db/SessionManager.js
index 9a222e2fb..b5f93094d 100644
--- a/src/node/db/SessionManager.js
+++ b/src/node/db/SessionManager.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ const listSessionsWithDBKey = async (dbkey) => {
       const sessionInfo = await exports.getSessionInfo(sessionID);
       sessions[sessionID] = sessionInfo;
     } catch (err) {
-      if (err === 'apierror: sessionID does not exist') {
+      if (err.name === 'apierror') {
         console.warn(`Found bad session ${sessionID} in ${dbkey}`);
         sessions[sessionID] = null;
       } else {