diff --git a/airootfs/etc/systemd/scripts/sysrescue-initialize.py b/airootfs/etc/systemd/scripts/sysrescue-initialize.py
index 9d0d4cc..715ed27 100755
--- a/airootfs/etc/systemd/scripts/sysrescue-initialize.py
+++ b/airootfs/etc/systemd/scripts/sysrescue-initialize.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ if 'sysconfig' in config and 'sysctl' in config['sysconfig'] and \
 
     # pipe config into sysctl
     p = subprocess.run(["sysctl", "--load=-"], text=True, input=sysctllines)
-    if p.returncode is not 0:
+    if p.returncode != 0:
         print (f"Some or all sysctl options couldn't be set")
         errcnt+=1