diff --git a/nailgun/entity_mixins.py b/nailgun/entity_mixins.py
index 07d02939..c61a3a92 100644
--- a/nailgun/entity_mixins.py
+++ b/nailgun/entity_mixins.py
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         :param other: entity to compare self to
         :return: boolean indicating if entities are equal or not
         """
-        if not isinstance(other, type(self)):
+        if not isinstance(other, type(self)) and not isinstance(self, type(other)):
             return False
         return self.to_json_dict() == other.to_json_dict()