diff --git a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
index d532137..384b81a 100644
--- a/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
+++ b/modpol/orgs/requests.lua
@@ -108,12 +108,8 @@ function modpol.orgs:make_request(request)
         return false 
     end
     
-    -- num_params should equal zero at the end if request.params matches the num of params for that type
-    for k, v in ipairs(request.params) do
-        num_params = num_params - 1
-    end 
-
-    if num_params ~= 0 then
+    -- request.params should match the num of params for that type
+    if #request.params ~= num_params then
         modpol.ocutil.log('Error in ' .. self.name .. ':make_request -> request has invalid number of parameters') 
         return false 
     end