diff --git a/resources/lib/userclient.py b/resources/lib/userclient.py
index 339334a1..04f97d16 100644
--- a/resources/lib/userclient.py
+++ b/resources/lib/userclient.py
@@ -211,10 +211,9 @@ class UserClient(threading.Thread):
 
         # Get /profile/addon_data
         addondir = xbmc.translatePath(self.addon.getAddonInfo('profile'))
-        hasSettings = exists("%ssettings.xml" % addondir)
 
         # If there's no settings.xml
-        if not hasSettings:
+        if not exists("%ssettings.xml" % addondir):
             log.error("Error, no settings.xml found.")
             self.auth = False
             return False
diff --git a/resources/lib/videonodes.py b/resources/lib/videonodes.py
index 8e331a09..94fa9701 100644
--- a/resources/lib/videonodes.py
+++ b/resources/lib/videonodes.py
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ class VideoNodes(object):
             return
 
         # Verify the video directory
-        if exists_dir(path) is False:
+        if not exists_dir(path):
             copytree(
                 src=xbmc.translatePath("special://xbmc/system/library/video"),
                 dst=xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/library/video"))
 
         # Create the node directory
         if mediatype != "photos":
-            if exists_dir(nodepath) is False:
+            if not exists_dir(nodepath):
                 # folder does not exist yet
                 log.debug('Creating folder %s' % nodepath)
                 mkdirs(nodepath)