diff --git a/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw b/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
index c011d2dd11d6c831c288597f52c635dbe3926d5d..f17e557e7f45e2a83e331bc3c95ae64f7d416e3a 100644
--- a/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/utility/miscWidgets.tw
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@
 				<</if>>
 			<</if>>
 		<</if>>
-		<<if def $args[0].customTitleLisp && $args[0].customTitleLisp !== "">>
+		<<if def $args[0].customTitleLisp && $args[0].customTitleLisp != "">>
 			<<set $titleEnunciate = $args[0].customTitleLisp>>
 		<</if>>
 		<<set $sayEnunciate = "lisp">>
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@
 				<</if>>
 			<</if>>
 		<</if>>
-		<<if def $args[0].customTitle && $args[0].customTitle !== "">>
+		<<if def $args[0].customTitle && $args[0].customTitle != "">>
 			<<set $titleEnunciate = $args[0].customTitle>>
 		<</if>>
 		<<if def $PC.customTitle>><<set $writtenTitle = $PC.customTitle>><<elseif $PC.title != 0>><<set $writtenTitle = "Master">><<else>><<set $writtenTitle = "Mistress">><</if>>