diff --git a/src/app/jams/api/content/[content]/route.ts b/src/app/jams/api/content/[content]/route.ts
index de69912..5a49e7e 100644
--- a/src/app/jams/api/content/[content]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/jams/api/content/[content]/route.ts
@@ -166,29 +166,23 @@ export async function DELETE(request: NextRequest, {params}: {params: {content:s
     status: 400
   });
 
-  let jamParent = await db
+  let jamParentOwner, jamParent = await db
     .selectFrom('jams')
     .where('jams.id', '=', deletingContent.jam_id)
     .select('author_id')
     .executeTakeFirst();
 
-  if (jamParent == null) return new Response('', {
-    status: 500
-  });
-
-  let jamParentOwner = await db
-    .selectFrom('users')
-    .where('users.id', '=', jamParent.author_id)
-    .select('id')
-    .executeTakeFirst();
-
-  if (jamParentOwner == null) return new Response('', {
-    status: 500
-  });
+  if (jamParent != null) {
+    jamParentOwner = await db
+      .selectFrom('users')
+      .where('users.id', '=', jamParent.author_id)
+      .select('id')
+      .executeTakeFirst();
+  }
 
   if (
     !existingUser?.admin 
-    && jamParentOwner.id != existingUser.id 
+    && (jamParentOwner?.id != existingUser.id) 
     && deletingContent.author_id != existingUser.id
   ) return new Response('you are NOT that guy.', {
     status: 401