diff --git a/src/class_objectProcessor.py b/src/class_objectProcessor.py
index 1ced704c..720cdf02 100644
--- a/src/class_objectProcessor.py
+++ b/src/class_objectProcessor.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import time
 from binascii import hexlify
 from subprocess import call  # nosec
 
-import knownnodes
 import highlevelcrypto
+import knownnodes
 from addresses import (
     calculateInventoryHash, decodeAddress, decodeVarint, encodeAddress,
     encodeVarint, varintDecodeError
diff --git a/src/class_singleWorker.py b/src/class_singleWorker.py
index 5076e0ce..f69175e5 100644
--- a/src/class_singleWorker.py
+++ b/src/class_singleWorker.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class singleWorker(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
         # before we start on existing POW tasks.
         self.stop.wait(10)
 
-        if state.shutdown > 0:
+        if state.shutdown:
             return
 
         # just in case there are any pending tasks for msg