diff --git a/himbaechel/himbaechel_dbgen/chip.py b/himbaechel/himbaechel_dbgen/chip.py
index 65b90d1b..fd84157b 100644
--- a/himbaechel/himbaechel_dbgen/chip.py
+++ b/himbaechel/himbaechel_dbgen/chip.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class TileType(BBAStruct):
     def create_wire(self, name: str, type: str="", const_value: str=""):
         # Create a new tile wire of a given name and type (optional) in the tile type
         gfx_wire_id = 0
-        if (name) in self.gfx_wire_ids:
+        if name in self.gfx_wire_ids:
             gfx_wire_id = self.gfx_wire_ids[name]
         wire = TileWireData(index=len(self.wires),
             name=self.strs.id(name),