diff --git a/python-fmclient/fmclient/fmclient/common/http.py b/python-fmclient/fmclient/fmclient/common/http.py
index 555987f5..c8b3b4d5 100644
--- a/python-fmclient/fmclient/fmclient/common/http.py
+++ b/python-fmclient/fmclient/fmclient/common/http.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class HTTPClient(_BaseHTTPClient):
             if kwargs.get('insecure', False) is True:
                 self.session.verify = False
             else:
-                if kwargs.get('cacert', None) is not '':  # noqa: F632
+                if kwargs.get('cacert', None) != '':
                     self.session.verify = kwargs.get('cacert', True)
 
             self.session.cert = (kwargs.get('cert_file'),