diff --git a/cloudinit/net/eni.py b/cloudinit/net/eni.py
index 92aa83defeb..8c5963181fd 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/eni.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/eni.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def _iface_add_subnet(iface, subnet):
         if key == "address":
             value = "%s/%s" % (subnet["address"], subnet["prefix"])
         if value and key in valid_map:
-            if type(value) == list:
+            if isinstance(value, list):
                 value = " ".join(value)
             if "_" in key:
                 key = key.replace("_", "-")
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def _iface_add_attrs(iface, index, ipv4_subnet_mtu):
 
     for key, value in iface.items():
         # convert bool to string for eni
-        if type(value) == bool:
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
             value = "on" if iface[key] else "off"
         if not value or key in ignore_map:
             continue
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def _iface_add_attrs(iface, index, ipv4_subnet_mtu):
             for v in value:
                 content.append("    {0} {1}".format(renames.get(key, key), v))
             continue
-        if type(value) == list:
+        if isinstance(value, list):
             value = " ".join(value)
         content.append("    {0} {1}".format(renames.get(key, key), value))
 
diff --git a/cloudinit/net/network_state.py b/cloudinit/net/network_state.py
index 751c99855d4..d4db7454834 100644
--- a/cloudinit/net/network_state.py
+++ b/cloudinit/net/network_state.py
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ def handle_bridge(self, command):
 
         # convert value to boolean
         bridge_stp = iface.get("bridge_stp")
-        if bridge_stp is not None and type(bridge_stp) != bool:
+        if bridge_stp is not None and not isinstance(bridge_stp, bool):
             if bridge_stp in ["on", "1", 1]:
                 bridge_stp = True
             elif bridge_stp in ["off", "0", 0]:
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def _parse_dns(self, command):
         search = []
         if "address" in command:
             addrs = command["address"]
-            if not type(addrs) == list:
+            if not isinstance(addrs, list):
                 addrs = [addrs]
             for addr in addrs:
                 nameservers.append(addr)
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/netlink.py b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/netlink.py
index 2953e85859d..68c7a10905c 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/netlink.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/netlink.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def unpack_rta_attr(data, offset):
     :raises: AssertionError if data is None or offset is not integer.
     """
     assert data is not None, "data is none"
-    assert type(offset) == int, "offset is not integer"
+    assert isinstance(offset, int), "offset is not integer"
     assert (
         offset >= RTATTR_START_OFFSET
     ), "rta offset is less than expected length"