diff --git a/bin/obasync b/bin/obasync
index 1bd64c3..d842ecd 100755
--- a/bin/obasync
+++ b/bin/obasync
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def create_dialog_library(storage, libname):
         storage: The Basic macro storage, as a Storage object.
         libname: The name of the dialog library.
     """
-    if storage.type is "user":
+    if storage.type == "user":
         libraries = storage.oo.service_manager.createInstance(
             "com.sun.star.script.ApplicationDialogLibraryContainer")
     else:
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ def run_macro(storage, libname, macro):
         libname: The name of the dialog library.
         macro:   The The macro to run.
     """
-    if storage.type is "user":
+    if storage.type == "user":
         factory = storage.oo.service_manager.DefaultContext.getByName(
             "/singletons/com.sun.star.script.provider."
             "theMasterScriptProviderFactory")