diff --git a/api_server.py b/api_server.py
index 8295c40..2d9ba21 100644
--- a/api_server.py
+++ b/api_server.py
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def on_post(self, req, resp, since_slot=None):
             return
 
         # I love type checking.
-        if type(validator_indices) != list or any(
-            type(x) != int for x in validator_indices
+        if type(validator_indices) is list or any(
+            type(x) is not int for x in validator_indices
         ):
             resp.text = json.dumps({"error": "request must be a list of integers"})
             resp.code = falcon.HTTP_400
diff --git a/build_db.py b/build_db.py
index be7965e..0726bc9 100755
--- a/build_db.py
+++ b/build_db.py
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ def get_blocks_per_client(block_db, start_slot, end_slot):
 def get_validator_blocks(block_db, validator_index, since_slot=None):
     since_slot = since_slot or 0
     rows = block_db.execute(
-        """SELECT slot, best_guess_single, best_guess_multi, pr_grandine, pr_lighthouse, pr_lodestar,
-                  pr_nimbus, pr_prysm, pr_teku
+        """SELECT slot, best_guess_single, best_guess_multi, pr_grandine, pr_lighthouse,
+                  pr_lodestar, pr_nimbus, pr_prysm, pr_teku
            FROM blocks WHERE proposer_index = ? AND slot >= ?""",
         (validator_index, since_slot),
     )