diff --git a/client/views/Students.jsx b/client/views/Students.jsx
index ed5c769626ddcb60d8928bb0ab90c98f11f6d366..35fc14a47ead67ece4842cb0b84738851f077504 100644
--- a/client/views/Students.jsx
+++ b/client/views/Students.jsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class CheckStudents extends React.Component {
 
     matchStudent = (studID) => {
 
-        if(!this.state.submission.length) return;
+        if(!this.state.submission.list.length) return;
 
         let newList = this.state.submission.list;
         const index = this.state.submission.index;