diff --git a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/base.py b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/base.py
index bbca1f0b..3a50881f 100644
--- a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/base.py
+++ b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/base.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def close(handle):
 	"""Closes a HID device handle."""
 	if handle:
 		try:
-			if type(handle) == int:
+			if isinstance(handle, int):
 				_hid.close(handle)
 			else:
 				handle.close()
diff --git a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/common.py b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/common.py
index 692722d0..af6c0837 100644
--- a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/common.py
+++ b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/common.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class NamedInts(object):
 		if isinstance(index, int):
 			if index in self._indexed:
 				return self._indexed[int(index)]
-			if self._fallback and type(index) == int:
+			if self._fallback and isinstance(index, int):
 				value = NamedInt(index, self._fallback(index))
 				self._indexed[index] = value
 				self._values = sorted(self._values + [value])
diff --git a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/listener.py b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/listener.py
index dc8f9a1f..50408b24 100644
--- a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/listener.py
+++ b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/listener.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class _ThreadedHandle(object):
 		assert listener is not None
 		assert path is not None
 		assert handle is not None
-		assert type(handle) == int
+		assert isinstance(handle, int)
 
 		self._listener = listener
 		self.path = path
diff --git a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/receiver.py b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/receiver.py
index eb537fbc..0b512643 100644
--- a/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/receiver.py
+++ b/lib/logitech/unifying_receiver/receiver.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class Receiver(object):
 			self.name = 'Nano Receiver'
 		else:
 			raise Exception("unknown receiver type", self.max_devices)
-		self._str = '<%s(%s,%s%s)>' % (self.name.replace(' ', ''), self.path, '' if type(self.handle) == int else 'T', self.handle)
+		self._str = '<%s(%s,%s%s)>' % (self.name.replace(' ', ''), self.path, '' if isinstance(self.handle, int) else 'T', self.handle)
 
 		# TODO _properly_ figure out which receivers do and which don't support unpairing
 		self.may_unpair = self.write_register(_R.receiver_pairing) is None
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class Receiver(object):
 		if dev is not None:
 			return dev
 
-		if type(key) != int:
+		if not isinstance(key, int):
 			raise TypeError('key must be an integer')
 		if key < 1 or key > self.max_devices:
 			raise IndexError(key)
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class Receiver(object):
 		return len([d for d in self._devices.values() if d is not None])
 
 	def __contains__(self, dev):
-		if type(dev) == int:
+		if isinstance(dev, int):
 			return self._devices.get(dev) is not None
 
 		return self.__contains__(dev.number)