diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
index 82a987fb0393f1420ddf925294927682ae83379b..771fab87a0431defec19ce755b07a5eaa22ca2d6 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/archiver.py
@@ -118,9 +118,8 @@ class Archiver():
             for es_name in es_list:
                 es = DeviceProxy(es_name)
                 load_dict[es_name]=float(es.AttributeRecordFreq or 0) 
-            min_load = min(load_dict.values())
             # Return the subscriber's name with min load
-            min_es = list(load_dict.keys())[list(load_dict.values()).index(min_load)]
+            min_es = min(load_dict,key=load_dict.get)
             return min_es     
     
     def apply_selector(self):