diff --git a/src/common/zeroconf/client_zeroconf.py b/src/common/zeroconf/client_zeroconf.py
index 6952636c50d150c4d1eb37a1cbdb31fc8c1e0bf4..a5c0b955692f0959e2ff3f2e42883f15a57fa25d 100644
--- a/src/common/zeroconf/client_zeroconf.py
+++ b/src/common/zeroconf/client_zeroconf.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class P2PClient(IdleObject):
 			self.Dispatcher._metastream)[:-2])
 
 	def _check_stream_start(self, ns, tag, attrs):
-		if ns<>NS_STREAMS or tag<>'stream':
+		if ns != NS_STREAMS or tag != 'stream':
 			self.Connection.DEBUG('Incorrect stream start: (%s,%s).Terminating! ' \
 				% (tag, ns), 'error')
 			self.Connection.disconnect()