1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py b/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
index 4c3abf06fe..6e93f5a0c6 100644
--- a/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
+++ b/synapse/_scripts/register_new_matrix_user.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def request_registration(
     # Get the nonce
     r = requests.get(url, verify=False)
 
-    if r.status_code is not 200:
+    if r.status_code != 200:
         _print("ERROR! Received %d %s" % (r.status_code, r.reason))
         if 400 <= r.status_code < 500:
             try:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def request_registration(
     _print("Sending registration request...")
     r = requests.post(url, json=data, verify=False)
 
-    if r.status_code is not 200:
+    if r.status_code != 200:
         _print("ERROR! Received %d %s" % (r.status_code, r.reason))
         if 400 <= r.status_code < 500:
             try: