diff --git a/code/ddns-lambda.py b/code/ddns-lambda.py
index 6b3ae20..5b6046d 100755
--- a/code/ddns-lambda.py
+++ b/code/ddns-lambda.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger()
 ACCOUNT = None
 REGION = None
-VERSION = '0.1.2'
+VERSION = '0.1.3'
 
 # Adjust the logging level [logging.INFO, logging.DEBUG, logging.WARNING, etc]
 LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ def initialize_heritage(application_name, version='null', items={}):
     :param dict(str) items: A dict of key/value pairs to set on initialization.  They key of version is not permitted here.
     :return dict(str): dict with the application name, version, and items ready for use
     """
-    if application_name != '' and application_name is not none:
+    if application_name != '' and application_name is not None:
         return {
             'application_name': str(appname),
             'version': str(version),
diff --git a/code/ddns-lambda.zip b/code/ddns-lambda.zip
index 70a7a5d..a53321d 100644
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