diff --git a/src/sql_mock/column_mocks.py b/src/sql_mock/column_mocks.py
index f73311e..058595a 100644
--- a/src/sql_mock/column_mocks.py
+++ b/src/sql_mock/column_mocks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from sql_mock.constants import NO_INPUT
+from sql_mock.constants import NO_INPUT, NoInput
 
 
 class ColumnMock:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, default=None, nullable=False) -> None:
 
     def to_sql(self, column_name: str, value=NO_INPUT) -> str:
         # Note: We compare against NO_INPUT instead of checking for None since None could be a valid input for nullable columns
-        val = value if value != NO_INPUT else self.default
+        val = value if not isinstance(value, NoInput) else self.default
         # In case the val is None, we convert it to NULL
         if val is None:
             return f"cast(NULL AS {self.dtype}) AS {column_name}"
diff --git a/src/sql_mock/constants.py b/src/sql_mock/constants.py
index 47d53c6..1d233c5 100644
--- a/src/sql_mock/constants.py
+++ b/src/sql_mock/constants.py
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-NO_INPUT = "NO INPUT PROVIDED"
+class NoInput:
+    pass
+
+
+NO_INPUT = NoInput()