diff --git a/backend/metrics.py b/backend/metrics.py
index 96f7b1d..68d7e4a 100644
--- a/backend/metrics.py
+++ b/backend/metrics.py
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ def find_children(key, fields):
     if service["comparison"] == "equals":
         logger.debug("In equals comparison")
         try:
-            return found == service["value"]
+            output = (str(found).strip() == str(service["value"]).strip())
+            return output
         except TypeError:  # pragma: no cover
             try:
                 return float(found) == float(service["value"])
diff --git a/frontend/labyrinth/src/views/Checks.vue b/frontend/labyrinth/src/views/Checks.vue
index 7242baf..59a674b 100644
--- a/frontend/labyrinth/src/views/Checks.vue
+++ b/frontend/labyrinth/src/views/Checks.vue
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export default {
         type: "check",
       },
       services: [],
-      comparison_types: ["greater", "less", "equal", "time"],
+      comparison_types: ["greater", "less", "equals", "time"],
       service_fields: [
         "display_name",
         "name",