diff --git a/lib/towerops_web/telemetry.ex b/lib/towerops_web/telemetry.ex
index 3ce60de7..bc8eb05a 100644
--- a/lib/towerops_web/telemetry.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops_web/telemetry.ex
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.Telemetry do
   """
   def publish_exq_stats do
     # Only run if Exq is available (not in test env) and the process is running
-    if Application.get_env(:towerops, :env) == :test or not Process.whereis(Exq) do
+    if Application.get_env(:towerops, :env) == :test or is_nil(Process.whereis(Exq)) do
       :ok
     else
       try do