diff --git a/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py b/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
index affdaebb..4b8a28d6 100644
--- a/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
+++ b/resources/lib/library_sync/sections.py
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class Section(object):
     def __eq__(self, section):
         """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