diff --git a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
index a7b5fd50..d1e3e20b 100644
--- a/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
+++ b/autoProcess/migratecfg.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ def migrate():
             option = "sbCategory"
         if option == "failed_fork": # change this old format
             option = "fork"
-            if "default", "failed", "failed-torrent", "auto" not in value:
+            if value not in ["default", "failed", "failed-torrent", "auto"]:
                 value = "auto"
-        if option == "fork" and "default", "failed", "failed-torrent", "auto" not in value:
+        if option == "fork" and value not in ["default", "failed", "failed-torrent", "auto"]:
             value = "auto"
         if option == "outputDirectory": # move this to new location format
             value = os.path.split(os.path.normpath(value))[0]