diff --git a/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py b/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
index 9fa67d5e..391aeb31 100644
--- a/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
+++ b/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class Section(object):
         Sections compare equal if their section_id, name and plex_type (first
         prio) OR section_type (if there is no plex_type is set) compare equal
         """
+        if not isinstance(section, Section):
+            return False
         return (self.section_id == section.section_id and
                 self.name == section.name and
                 (self.plex_type == section.plex_type if self.plex_type else