diff --git a/retired_rules/helping-hand.yml b/retired_rules/helping-hand.yml
index 984fff0..3a6a2f1 100644
--- a/retired_rules/helping-hand.yml
+++ b/retired_rules/helping-hand.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id:      fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 1
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 1
   - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('instance', None) == 'primary'
 
 # This is the most complex criteria we have to date.  The badge is only awarded
diff --git a/rules/koji-its-over-9000.yml b/rules/koji-its-over-9000.yml
index 5cc49c2..7ea7baf 100644
--- a/rules/koji-its-over-9000.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-its-over-9000.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ issuer_id:      fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 1
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 1
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 1)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 1)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 9001
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-the-tower-of-babel.yml b/rules/koji-the-tower-of-babel.yml
index c448bef..2fddc3f 100644
--- a/rules/koji-the-tower-of-babel.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-the-tower-of-babel.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ issuer_id:      fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 1
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 1
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 1)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 1)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 10000
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-01.yml b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-01.yml
index 10071c3..67904b3 100644
--- a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-01.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-01.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id: fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 3
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 3
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 3)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 3)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 1 
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-02.yml b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-02.yml
index ab11147..2d3879c 100644
--- a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-02.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-02.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id: fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 3
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 3
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 3)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 3)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 5
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-03.yml b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-03.yml
index 5aee68e..3f7e82b 100644
--- a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-03.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-03.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id: fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 3
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 3
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 3)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 3)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 20
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-04.yml b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-04.yml
index c40b088..9f90d10 100644
--- a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-04.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-04.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id: fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 3
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 3
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 3)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 3)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 100
 
diff --git a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-05.yml b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-05.yml
index 7f17e0e..dcdb1a9 100644
--- a/rules/koji-what-goes-up-05.yml
+++ b/rules/koji-what-goes-up-05.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ issuer_id: fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 3
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 3
 
 # Once the check has been triggered, this defines what we actually check.
 criteria:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 3)
+        lambda: sum(1 for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 3)
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 250
 
diff --git a/rules/taming_the_beasts.yml b/rules/taming_the_beasts.yml
index 7986cb7..64a79a9 100644
--- a/rules/taming_the_beasts.yml
+++ b/rules/taming_the_beasts.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ issuer_id:      fedora-project
 trigger:
   all:
   - topic:  buildsys.build.state.change
-  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) is 1
+  - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('new', None) == 1
   - lambda: msg.get('msg', {}).get('instance', 'primary') != 'primary'
 
 criteria:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ criteria:
         - "%(msg.owner)s"  # The user that was created.
         rows_per_page: 9999999
       operation:
-        lambda: len([msg for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] is 1 and msg.msg.get('instance', 'primary') != 'primary'])
+        lambda: len([msg for msg in query.all() if msg.msg['new'] == 1 and msg.msg.get('instance', 'primary') != 'primary'])
       condition:
         greater than or equal to: 100