diff --git a/buttond.py b/buttond.py
index 0941fc7..a970c30 100755
--- a/buttond.py
+++ b/buttond.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def _activate(macro):
     if macro is None:
         return
     macro = macro.strip('\"').upper()
-    if macro is "":
+    if macro == "":
         return
     # pass macro to baconscript
     print("doing macro ", macro)