diff --git a/src/replit/database/database.py b/src/replit/database/database.py
index b17d596..160e647 100644
--- a/src/replit/database/database.py
+++ b/src/replit/database/database.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class AsyncDatabase:
             async with session.delete(
                 self.db_url + "/" + urllib.parse.quote(key)
             ) as response:
-                if(response.status_code==404):
+                if response.status == 404:
                     raise KeyError(key)
                 response.raise_for_status()