diff --git a/python/lib/externalrequests/dmod/externalrequests/maas_request_handlers.py b/python/lib/externalrequests/dmod/externalrequests/maas_request_handlers.py
index 3645a9a4e..31ecf2b1e 100644
--- a/python/lib/externalrequests/dmod/externalrequests/maas_request_handlers.py
+++ b/python/lib/externalrequests/dmod/externalrequests/maas_request_handlers.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ async def determine_required_access_types(self, request: ExternalRequest, user)
         # FIXME: for now, just use the default type (which happens to be "everything")
         return self._default_required_access_type,
 
-    async def handle_request(self, request: Union[JobControlRequest, JobInfoRequest, JobListRequest],
+        if not isinstance(request, (JobControlRequest, JobInfoRequest, JobListRequest)):
                              **kwargs) -> Union[JobControlResponse, JobInfoResponse, JobListResponse]:
         if not any(isinstance(request, rt) for rt in {JobControlRequest, JobInfoRequest, JobListRequest}):
             raise TypeError(f"Invalid message type {request.__class__.__name__} sent to {self.__class__.__name__}")