diff --git a/lib/querystring.js b/lib/querystring.js
index bf0a06c..836e643 100644
--- a/lib/querystring.js
+++ b/lib/querystring.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ exports.parse = function(str) {
             // if there are more parts, we need to continue parsing
             if (parts.length) {
               // if obj is an empty array, push a new object into in
-              if (!obj.length || typeof(obj[obj.length - 1]) != 'object') obj.push({});
+              if (!obj.length || 'object' != typeof(obj[obj.length - 1])) obj.push({});
 
               // the new obj is the last one in this array
               parse(obj[obj.length - 1], parts, obj, part);