diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/eos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/eos.py
index f878a843ec1..b5db998a378 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/eos.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
             raise ValueError("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
 
         cmd = 'show %s ' % lookup[source]
-        if format and format is not 'text':
+        if format and format != 'text':
             cmd += '| %s ' % format
 
         cmd += ' '.join(to_list(flags))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
index dac95a22af3..dedabe82605 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cliconf/nxos.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Cliconf(CliconfBase):
             raise ValueError("fetching configuration from %s is not supported" % source)
 
         cmd = 'show {0} '.format(lookup[source])
-        if format and format is not 'text':
+        if format and format != 'text':
             cmd += '| %s ' % format
 
         if flags: