diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index c3469f9e..4f09a478 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class TestEnumLevel(TestCase):
         assert_in('names', e.levels)
         assert_list_equal(e.names, ['names', 'one', 'two'])
         assert_equal(e.NAMES, 'names')
+        result = not (e.NAMES != 'names')
+        assert_true(result)
 
     def test_enum_behavior(self):
         e = enum(['one', 'two', 'three'])
diff --git a/wa/utils/types.py b/wa/utils/types.py
index 6256b9c9..c68d504c 100644
--- a/wa/utils/types.py
+++ b/wa/utils/types.py
@@ -569,6 +569,15 @@ class level(object):
         else:
             return self.value < other
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, level):
+            return self.value != other.value
+        elif isinstance(other, basestring):
+            return self.name != other
+        else:
+            return self.value != other
+
+
 
 class _EnumMeta(type):