diff --git a/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs b/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs
index b5a0608c..325f837a 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ pub fn set_primitives_magic_methods(store: &PrimitiveStore, unifier: &mut Unifie
         bool: bool_t,
         uint32: uint32_t,
         uint64: uint64_t,
+        str: str_t,
         list: list_t,
         ndarray: ndarray_t,
         ..
@@ -725,6 +726,9 @@ pub fn set_primitives_magic_methods(store: &PrimitiveStore, unifier: &mut Unifie
     impl_sign(unifier, store, bool_t, Some(int32_t));
     impl_eq(unifier, store, bool_t, &[bool_t, ndarray_bool_t], None);
 
+    /* str ========= */
+    impl_cmpop(unifier, store, str_t, &[str_t], &[Cmpop::Eq, Cmpop::NotEq], Some(bool_t));
+
     /* list ======== */
     impl_binop(unifier, store, list_t, &[list_t], Some(list_t), &[Operator::Add]);
     impl_binop(unifier, store, list_t, &[int32_t, int64_t], Some(list_t), &[Operator::Mult]);