diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2 b/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
index a09ba56481..9f61e1b8fe 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def main():
 {% endif %}
 {% for association in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
     {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids = None
-    if {{ association['related_item'] }} != None:
+    if {{ association['related_item'] }} is not None:
         {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids = []
         for item in {{ association['related_item'] }}:
             {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids.append( module.resolve_name_to_id('{{ association['related_item'] }}', item) )
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def main():
 {% if option == name_option %}
     new_fields['{{ name_option }}'] = new_{{ name_option }} if new_{{ name_option }} else {{ name_option }}
 {% else %}
-    if {{ option }} != None:
+    if {{ option }} is not None:
 {% if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] == 'id' %}
         new_fields['{{ option }}'] = {{ option }}_id
 {% else %}
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ def main():
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
-    if state == 'absent':
+    if state is 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
         module.delete_if_needed(existing_item)
-    elif state == 'present':
+    elif state is 'present':
         # If the state was present and we can let the module build or update the existing item, this will return on its own
         module.create_or_update_if_needed(
             existing_item, new_fields,
diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml b/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml
index 467d83ec27..6f710db3b9 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ associations:
     - related_item: credentials
       endpoint: credentials
       description: "The credentials used by this job template"
-      required: False
+      required: false
   groups:
     - related_item: hosts
       endpoint: hosts
       description: "The hosts associated with this group"
-      required: False
+      required: false
     - related_item: groups
       endpoint: children
       description: "The hosts associated with this group"
-      required: False
+      required: false