diff --git a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
index b64bfa9..6d1574c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
+++ b/sickbeard/postProcessor.py
@@ -988,16 +988,16 @@ class PostProcessor(object):
 
         try:
             # move the episode and associated files to the show dir
-            if self.process_method is "copy":
+            if self.process_method == "copy":
                 self._copy(self.file_path, dest_path, new_base_name, sickbeard.MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES,
                            sickbeard.USE_SUBTITLES and ep_obj.show.subtitles)
-            elif self.process_method is "move":
+            elif self.process_method == "move":
                 self._move(self.file_path, dest_path, new_base_name, sickbeard.MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES,
                            sickbeard.USE_SUBTITLES and ep_obj.show.subtitles)
-            elif self.process_method is "hardlink":
+            elif self.process_method == "hardlink":
                 self._hardlink(self.file_path, dest_path, new_base_name, sickbeard.MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES,
                                sickbeard.USE_SUBTITLES and ep_obj.show.subtitles)
-            elif self.process_method is "symlink":
+            elif self.process_method == "symlink":
                 self._moveAndSymlink(self.file_path, dest_path, new_base_name, sickbeard.MOVE_ASSOCIATED_FILES,
                                      sickbeard.USE_SUBTITLES and ep_obj.show.subtitles)
             else: