diff --git a/getgauge/python.py b/getgauge/python.py
index 6431a68..688dc0b 100644
--- a/getgauge/python.py
+++ b/getgauge/python.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import warnings
 from getgauge.registry import registry, MessagesStore, ScreenshotsStore
 
-if sys.version_info[0] is 3:
+if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
     from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 else:
     from collections import MutableMapping