diff --git a/cflib/crazyflie/param.py b/cflib/crazyflie/param.py
index 4f77c9457..bc339eb9e 100644
--- a/cflib/crazyflie/param.py
+++ b/cflib/crazyflie/param.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def __init__(self, ident=0, data=None):
             self.name = strs[1]
 
             metadata = data[0]
-            if type(metadata) == str:
+            if isinstance(metadata, str):
                 metadata = ord(metadata)
 
             # If the fouth byte (1 << 4) (0x10) is set we have extended