diff --git a/lib/utils/axios.js b/lib/utils/axios.js
index de4edfaa0..b65a0142d 100644
--- a/lib/utils/axios.js
+++ b/lib/utils/axios.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const SocksProxyAgent = require('socks-proxy-agent');
 const axiosRetry = require('axios-retry');
 
 let axios = require('axios');
-if (config.proxy && config.proxy.protocol && typeof config.proxy.protocol === 'string' && config.proxy.protocol.slice(0, 5) == 'socks' && config.proxy.host && config.proxy.port) {
+if (config.proxy && config.proxy.protocol && typeof config.proxy.protocol === 'string' && config.proxy.protocol.slice(0, 5) === 'socks' && config.proxy.host && config.proxy.port) {
     // axios closure lead to recursive invokation on create
     const proxyUrl = `${config.proxy.protocol}://${config.proxy.host}:${config.proxy.port}`;
     const axiosCpy = axios;