diff --git a/sickbeard/network_timezones.py b/sickbeard/network_timezones.py
index 8fe7ee8b5974efa57c110e5507740b54eef321b7..8db68734247fc9456405a7f89bfc4bae72c06cc5 100644
--- a/sickbeard/network_timezones.py
+++ b/sickbeard/network_timezones.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def update_network_dict():
         existing = network in network_list
         if not existing:
             queries.append(['INSERT OR IGNORE INTO network_timezones VALUES (?,?);', [network, timezone]])
-        elif network_list[network] is not timezone:
+        elif network_list[network] != timezone:
             queries.append(['UPDATE OR IGNORE network_timezones SET timezone = ? WHERE network_name = ?;', [timezone, network]])
 
         if existing: