diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index a7b9d55c3..accb25137 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -702,9 +702,7 @@ def lookup(request, data):
     i = None
     if 'id' in data:
         i = models.Item.objects.get(public_id=data['id'])
-    elif not filter(None, [d not in  ('title', 'year', 'director') for d in data.keys()]):
-        key = data.keys()[0]
-        value = data[key]
+    elif not filter(None, [d not in ('title', 'year', 'director') for d in data.keys()]):
         qs = models.Item.objects.find({'query': {
             'conditions': [
                 {'key': key, 'value': data[key], 'operator': '=='} for key in data