                 {
                     if let response = error.userInfo[AFNetworkingOperationFailingURLResponseErrorKey] as? HTTPURLResponse, response.statusCode == 404
                     {
-                        strongSelf.deletions.removeValue(forKey: uri) // The video has already been deleted
+                        strongSelf.deletions?.removeValue(forKey: uri) // The video has already been deleted
                         strongSelf.save()
 
                         return
                     }
                     
-                    if let retryCount = strongSelf.deletions[uri], retryCount > 0
+                    if let retryCount = strongSelf.deletions?[uri], retryCount > 0
                     {
                         let newRetryCount = retryCount - 1
                         strongSelf.deleteVideo(withURI: uri, retryCount: newRetryCount) // Decrement the retryCount and try again
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        strongSelf.deletions.removeValue(forKey: uri) // We retried the required number of times, nothing more to do
+                        strongSelf.deletions?.removeValue(forKey: uri) // We retried the required number of times, nothing more to do
                         strongSelf.save()
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    strongSelf.deletions.removeValue(forKey: uri)
+                    strongSelf.deletions?.removeValue(forKey: uri)
                     strongSelf.save()
                 }
             })

    
    // MARK:
    
    private var deletions: [VideoUri: Int] = [:]
    private let operationQueue: OperationQueue
    private let archiver: KeyedArchiver
    private let shouldLoadArchive: Bool

            return deletions
        }
        
        return nil
    }

    private func startDeletions()
    {
        guard let deletions = self.deletions else
        {
            return
        }
        
        for (key, value) in deletions
        {
            self.deleteVideo(withURI: key, retryCount: value)
        }
