diff --git a/cake/console/cake.php b/cake/console/cake.php
index b5942fdd0a7..2af83a1429c 100644
--- a/cake/console/cake.php
+++ b/cake/console/cake.php
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function getInput($prompt, $options = null, $default = null) {
 			$printOptions = '(' . implode('/', $options) . ')';
 		}
 
-		if ($default == null) {
+		if ($default === null) {
 			$this->stdout($prompt . " $printOptions \n" . '> ', false);
 		} else {
 			$this->stdout($prompt . " $printOptions \n" . "[$default] > ", false);