diff --git a/awx/main/utils/common.py b/awx/main/utils/common.py
index 77f3c8e879..ee399ce348 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/common.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/common.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def copy_m2m_relationships(obj1, obj2, fields, kwargs=None):
                     if isinstance(override_field_val, (set, list, QuerySet)):
                         getattr(obj2, field_name).add(*override_field_val)
                         continue
-                    if override_field_val.__class__.__name__ is 'ManyRelatedManager':
+                    if override_field_val.__class__.__name__ == 'ManyRelatedManager':
                         src_field_value = override_field_val
                 dest_field = getattr(obj2, field_name)
                 dest_field.add(*list(src_field_value.all().values_list('id', flat=True)))
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/mem_inventory.py b/awx/main/utils/mem_inventory.py
index fd406b91d9..7f72b3b396 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/mem_inventory.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/mem_inventory.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MemGroup(MemObject):
         return '<_in-memory-group_ `{}`>'.format(self.name)
 
     def add_child_group(self, group):
-        assert group.name is not 'all', 'group name is all'
+        assert group.name != 'all', 'group name is all'
         assert isinstance(group, MemGroup), 'not MemGroup instance'
         logger.debug('Adding child group %s to parent %s', group.name, self.name)
         if group not in self.children: