diff --git a/daemon/core/misc/utils.py b/daemon/core/misc/utils.py
index 9cf769ea..b97fe98b 100644
--- a/daemon/core/misc/utils.py
+++ b/daemon/core/misc/utils.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def split_args(args):
     :return: shell-like syntax list
     :rtype: list
     """
-    if type(args) == str:
+    if isinstance(args, basestring):
         args = shlex.split(args)
     return args