diff --git a/pdfkit/source.py b/pdfkit/source.py
index 44ca1bf..133b9ff 100755
--- a/pdfkit/source.py
+++ b/pdfkit/source.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def __init__(self, url_or_file, type_):
         self.source = url_or_file
         self.type = type_
 
-        if self.type is 'file':
+        if self.type is file:
             self.checkFiles()
 
     def isUrl(self):