diff --git a/management/daemon.py b/management/daemon.py
index bb4cd15d..3aa6eed2 100755
--- a/management/daemon.py
+++ b/management/daemon.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ def totp_post_enable():
 	secret = request.form.get('secret')
 	token = request.form.get('token')
 	label = request.form.get('label')
-	if type(token) != str:
+	if not isinstance(token, str):
 		return ("Bad Input", 400)
 	try:
 		validate_totp_secret(secret)
diff --git a/management/mfa.py b/management/mfa.py
index 148fd912..6b56ad86 100644
--- a/management/mfa.py
+++ b/management/mfa.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def disable_mfa(email, mfa_id, env):
 	return c.rowcount > 0
 
 def validate_totp_secret(secret):
-	if type(secret) != str or secret.strip() == "":
+	if not isinstance(secret, str) or secret.strip() == "":
 		msg = "No secret provided."
 		raise ValueError(msg)
 	if len(secret) != 32: