diff --git a/openff/bespokefit/executor/services/models.py b/openff/bespokefit/executor/services/models.py
index 43ce32a9..9f6ee205 100644
--- a/openff/bespokefit/executor/services/models.py
+++ b/openff/bespokefit/executor/services/models.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def __gt__(self, other):
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return (
-            type(self) == type(other)
+            type(self) is type(other)
             and self.id.__eq__(other.id)
             and self.self.__eq__(other.self)
         )
diff --git a/openff/bespokefit/schema/smirnoff.py b/openff/bespokefit/schema/smirnoff.py
index c3dbf1e3..b53deea8 100644
--- a/openff/bespokefit/schema/smirnoff.py
+++ b/openff/bespokefit/schema/smirnoff.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def from_smirnoff(cls, parameter: ParameterType):
         """Creates a version of this class from a SMIRNOFF parameter"""
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        return type(self) == type(other) and self.__hash__() == other.__hash__()
+        return type(self) is type(other) and self.__hash__() == other.__hash__()
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         assert not self.__eq__(other)
diff --git a/openff/bespokefit/tests/optimizers/forcebalance/test_factories.py b/openff/bespokefit/tests/optimizers/forcebalance/test_factories.py
index c1299e25..76b697dd 100644
--- a/openff/bespokefit/tests/optimizers/forcebalance/test_factories.py
+++ b/openff/bespokefit/tests/optimizers/forcebalance/test_factories.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_local_to_qc_records(result_fixture, request):
         LocalQCData(qc_records=[qc_result])
     )
 
-    assert type(qc_record) == type(qc_result)
+    assert type(qc_record) is type(qc_result)
 
     assert molecule.to_smiles() == expected_molecule.to_smiles()
     assert molecule.n_conformers == expected_molecule.n_conformers