diff --git a/gestalt/vault.py b/gestalt/vault.py
index 0f5b11a..55cdee1 100644
--- a/gestalt/vault.py
+++ b/gestalt/vault.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def _validate_token_expiration(self):
         if token_details['data'] is not None:
             
             expire_time = None
-            if 'expire_time' not in token_details['data']['expire_time']:
+            if 'expire_time' not in token_details['data']:
                 print("Key 'expire_time' does not exist in token_details['data']")
                 return None