diff --git a/strip_track_except.sh b/strip_track_except.sh
index 539b0e3..86705fd 100755
--- a/strip_track_except.sh
+++ b/strip_track_except.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq length)
 [[ $TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only 1 track, skipping." && exit 1
 # check if tracks other than the one to keep are present
 UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT=$(echo "$JSON_OUTPUT" | jq '[.[] | select(.properties.language!="$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP")] | length')
-[[ $TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks, skipping." && exit 1
+[[ $UNDESIRED_TRACK_COUNT -lt 2 ]] && echo -e "\tFile has only '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks, skipping." && exit 1
 FILENAME_WITHOUT_EXT=${FILENAME%.*}
 echo -e "\tRemoving all audio tracks except '$LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP' tracks..."
 pv "$FILENAME" | ffmpeg -i pipe:0 -map 0:v -map 0:a:m:language:${LANGUAGE_TO_KEEP} -map 0:s -c copy -v warning "${FILENAME_WITHOUT_EXT}.converted.mkv"