diff --git a/tests/test_router_decoder.py b/tests/test_router_decoder.py
index 6f07395..1ee6cc1 100644
--- a/tests/test_router_decoder.py
+++ b/tests/test_router_decoder.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_build_abi_map(command_id, expected_fct_abi, expected_selector):
 expected_function_names_05 = (None, None)
 
 trx_hash_09 = HexStr("0x2b6af8ef8fe18829a0fcf2b0f391c55daf76f53bb68369ecaefdb1f38045f919")
-expected_function_names_09 = ("PERMIT2_PERMIT", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V3_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V3_SWAP_EXACT_IN", None)
+expected_function_names_09 = ("PERMIT2_PERMIT", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V3_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V3_SWAP_EXACT_IN", None)  # noqa
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_decode_transaction(trx_hash, w3, rpc_endpoint, expected_fct_names):
         if expected_name:
             assert expected_name == command_inputs[i][0].fn_name
         else:
-            assert type(command_inputs[i]) == str
+            assert type(command_inputs[i]) is str
             int(command_inputs[i], 16)  # check the str is actually a hex
 
 
diff --git a/uniswap_universal_router_decoder/router_decoder.py b/uniswap_universal_router_decoder/router_decoder.py
index b0b0579..98d92a4 100644
--- a/uniswap_universal_router_decoder/router_decoder.py
+++ b/uniswap_universal_router_decoder/router_decoder.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def decode_v3_path(v3_fn_name: str, path: Union[bytes, str]) -> Tuple[Union[int,
         valid_fn_names = ("V3_SWAP_EXACT_IN", "V3_SWAP_EXACT_OUT")
         if v3_fn_name.upper() not in valid_fn_names:
             raise ValueError(f"v3_fn_name must be in {valid_fn_names}")
-        path_str = path.hex() if type(path) == bytes else str(path)
+        path_str = path.hex() if isinstance(path, bytes) else str(path)
         path_str = path_str[2:] if path_str.startswith("0x") else path_str
         path_list: List[Union[int, ChecksumAddress]] = [Web3.toChecksumAddress(path_str[0:40]), ]
         parsed_remaining_path: List[List[Union[int, ChecksumAddress]]] = [