diff --git a/syncplayClient.py b/syncplayClient.py
index 8c00b3c..18749eb 100644
--- a/syncplayClient.py
+++ b/syncplayClient.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 class Syncplay(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        if(os.name == 'posix'):
+        if(os.name <> 'nt'):
             from syncplay.SyncplayMplayer import SyncplayMplayer
             SyncplayMplayer()
         else: