diff --git a/icontrol/session.py b/icontrol/session.py
index 9aa4254..5bb8c50 100644
--- a/icontrol/session.py
+++ b/icontrol/session.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def debug_output(self):
 
     @decorate_HTTP_verb_method
     def delete(self, uri, **kwargs):
-        """Sends a HTTP DELETE command to the BIGIP REST Server.
+        r"""Sends a HTTP DELETE command to the BIGIP REST Server.
 
         Use this method to send a DELETE command to the BIGIP.  When calling
         this method with the optional arguments ``name`` and ``partition``
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def delete(self, uri, **kwargs):
 
     @decorate_HTTP_verb_method
     def get(self, uri, **kwargs):
-        """Sends a HTTP GET command to the BIGIP REST Server.
+        r"""Sends a HTTP GET command to the BIGIP REST Server.
 
         Use this method to send a GET command to the BIGIP.  When calling
         this method with the optional arguments ``name`` and ``partition``
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def get(self, uri, **kwargs):
 
     @decorate_HTTP_verb_method
     def patch(self, uri, data=None, **kwargs):
-        """Sends a HTTP PATCH command to the BIGIP REST Server.
+        r"""Sends a HTTP PATCH command to the BIGIP REST Server.
 
         Use this method to send a PATCH command to the BIGIP.  When calling
         this method with the optional arguments ``name`` and ``partition``
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def patch(self, uri, data=None, **kwargs):
 
     @decorate_HTTP_verb_method
     def post(self, uri, data=None, json=None, **kwargs):
-        """Sends a HTTP POST command to the BIGIP REST Server.
+        r"""Sends a HTTP POST command to the BIGIP REST Server.
 
         Use this method to send a POST command to the BIGIP.  When calling
         this method with the optional arguments ``name`` and ``partition``
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ def post(self, uri, data=None, json=None, **kwargs):
 
     @decorate_HTTP_verb_method
     def put(self, uri, data=None, **kwargs):
-        """Sends a HTTP PUT command to the BIGIP REST Server.
+        r"""Sends a HTTP PUT command to the BIGIP REST Server.
 
         Use this method to send a PUT command to the BIGIP.  When calling
         this method with the optional arguments ``name`` and ``partition``
diff --git a/icontrol/test/unit/test_session.py b/icontrol/test/unit/test_session.py
index 2ebea6a..40db16d 100644
--- a/icontrol/test/unit/test_session.py
+++ b/icontrol/test/unit/test_session.py
@@ -551,5 +551,5 @@ def test__init__with_verify():
     icrs = session.iControlRESTSession(
         'test_name', 'test_pw', token=True, verify='/path/to/cert'
     )
-    assert icrs.session.verify is '/path/to/cert'
-    assert icrs.session.auth.verify is '/path/to/cert'
+    assert icrs.session.verify == '/path/to/cert'
+    assert icrs.session.auth.verify == '/path/to/cert'