diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index c598b49..68044bf 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=""
 REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=""
 REDDIT_USERNAME=""
 REDDIT_PASSWORD=""
-ASK_EACH_TIME=TRUE
+ASK_EACH_TIME="TRUE"
 SUBREDDIT=""
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diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index c88220a..53477d5 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
         password=os.getenv("REDDIT_PASSWORD"),
     )
 
-    if os.getenv("ASK_EACH_TIME") == TRUE:
+    if os.getenv("ASK_EACH_TIME") == "TRUE":
         try:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit(input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
-        except NameError:
+        except ValueError:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
             print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
     else:
         try:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit(os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"))
-        except NameError:
+        except ValueError:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
             print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")