diff --git a/colddb.lua b/colddb.lua
index d220e05..95001af 100644
--- a/colddb.lua
+++ b/colddb.lua
@@ -626,8 +626,7 @@ function colddb.remove(db,name,tag_name)
 	end
 	if db.indexes and colddb.file_Exists(db,"æIndex_table",tag_name) then
 		local cs2 = string.format("%s%s",t,"æIndex_table")
-		local om = db.indexes_pool[cs2]
-		if not om and not om.file then
+		if not (db.indexes_pool[cs2] and db.indexes_pool[cs2].file) then
 			colddb.open_index_table(db,tag_name)
 		end
 		colddb.delete_lines(db,name,tag_name)