diff --git a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
index 52168161..eb4b7678 100644
--- a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
@@ -618,12 +618,8 @@ class SourceUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
         # try to get newest commit hash and commits behind directly by comparing branch and current commit
         if self._cur_commit_hash:
             branch_compared = sickbeard.gh.compare(base=self.branch, head=self._cur_commit_hash)
-
-            if 'base_commit' in branch_compared:
-                self._newest_commit_hash = branch_compared['base_commit']['sha']
-
-            if 'behind_by' in branch_compared:
-                self._num_commits_behind = int(branch_compared['behind_by'])
+            self._newest_commit_hash = branch_compared.base_commit.sha
+            self._num_commits_behind = branch_compared.behind_by
 
         # fall back and iterate over last 100 (items per page in gh_api) commits
         if not self._newest_commit_hash: