diff --git a/dev_config/eslint.config.mjs b/dev_config/eslint.config.mjs
index ee766d2..8a47250 100644
--- a/dev_config/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/dev_config/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -16,16 +16,17 @@ export default defineConfig([{
 	},
 	rules: {
 		"no-tabs": ["error", { allowIndentationTabs: true }],
-		indent: ["error", "tab"],
+		"indent": ["error", "tab"],
 		"linebreak-style": ["error", "unix"],
-		quotes: ["error", "double"],
-		semi: ["error", "always"],
+		"quotes": ["error", "double"],
+		"semi": ["error", "always"],
 		"brace-style": ["error", "stroustrup", { allowSingleLine: false }],
 		"no-unused-vars": ["warn", { 
 			"argsIgnorePattern": "^_",
 			"varsIgnorePattern": "^_",
 			"caughtErrorsIgnorePattern": "^_"
 		}],
-		"prefer-const": ["error"]
+		"prefer-const": ["error"],
+		"eqeqeq": ["error"]
 	}
 }]);
diff --git a/src/backends/pve.js b/src/backends/pve.js
index 9fce1bb..19feb3a 100644
--- a/src/backends/pve.js
+++ b/src/backends/pve.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default class PVE extends PVE_BACKEND {
 
 	async getDisk (node, instance, disk) {
 		const config = await this.getInstance(node, instance);
-		if (config != null && config.volumes[disk] != null) {
+		if (config !== null && config.volumes[disk] !== null) {
 			return config.volumes[disk];
 		}
 		else {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export default class PVE extends PVE_BACKEND {
 
 	async getNet (node, instance, netid) {
 		const config = await this.getInstance(node, instance);
-		if (config != null && config.nets[netid] != null) {
+		if (config !== null && config.nets[netid] !== null) {
 			return config.nets[netid];
 		}
 		else {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export default class PVE extends PVE_BACKEND {
 
 	async getDevice (node, instance, deviceid) {
 		const config = await this.getInstance(node, instance);
-		if (config != null && config.devices[deviceid] != null) {
+		if (config !== null && config.devices[deviceid] !== null) {
 			return config.devices[deviceid];
 		}
 		else {
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ export default class PVE extends PVE_BACKEND {
 			return null;
 		}
 		const data = res.data;
-		if (data.length != 1) {
+		if (data.length !== 1) {
 			return null;
 		}
 		const poolPVE = data[0];
-		if (poolPVE.poolid != pool) {
+		if (poolPVE.poolid !== pool) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/access/groups.js b/src/routes/access/groups.js
index b134a8d..4c65c51 100644
--- a/src/routes/access/groups.js
+++ b/src/routes/access/groups.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ router.get("/:groupname", async (req, res) => {
 
 	// attempt to parse group from groupname
 	const groupObj = global.utils.getGroupObjFromGroupname(params.groupname);
-	if (groupObj == null) {
+	if (groupObj === null) {
 		res.status(400).send({ auth: true, error:`Groupname ${params.groupname} does not match format gid-realm or gid.` });
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/routes/access/users.js b/src/routes/access/users.js
index 73414f5..8b98a50 100644
--- a/src/routes/access/users.js
+++ b/src/routes/access/users.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ router.get("/:username", async (req, res) => {
 
 	// attempt to parse user from username
 	const userObj = global.utils.getUserObjFromUsername(params.username);
-	if (userObj == null) {
+	if (userObj === null) {
 		res.status(400).send({ auth:true, error:`username ${params.username} does not match format uid@realm.` });
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/cluster/disk.js b/src/routes/cluster/disk.js
index 6ed9cc4..8ec8edc 100644
--- a/src/routes/cluster/disk.js
+++ b/src/routes/cluster/disk.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ router.post("/:disk/resize", async (req, res) => {
 
 	// attempt to parse user from username
 	const userObj = global.utils.getUserObjFromUsername(req.cookies.username);
-	if (userObj == null) {
+	if (userObj === null) {
 		res.status(400).send({ auth:true, error:`username ${req.cookies.username} does not match format uid@realm.` });
 	}
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ router.post("/:disk/move", async (req, res) => {
 
 	// attempt to parse user from username
 	const userObj = global.utils.getUserObjFromUsername(req.cookies.username);
-	if (userObj == null) {
+	if (userObj === null) {
 		res.status(400).send({ auth:true, error:`username ${req.cookies.username} does not match format uid@realm.` });
 	}
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ router.post("/:disk/create", async (req, res) => {
 	
 	// attempt to parse user from username
 	const userObj = global.utils.getUserObjFromUsername(req.cookies.username);
-	if (userObj == null) {
+	if (userObj === null) {
 		res.status(400).send({ auth:true, error:`username ${req.cookies.username} does not match format uid@realm.` });
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index f45d49c..893df02 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export async function approveResources (req, user, node, pool, request) {
 		// if the resource type is list, check if the requested resource exists in the list
 		if (configResources[key].type === "list") {
 			const index = resourceData.findIndex((availElement) => request[key].includes(availElement.match));
-			// if no matching resource when index == -1, then remaining is -1 otherwise use the remaining value
+			// if no matching resource when index === -1, then remaining is -1 otherwise use the remaining value
 			const avail = index === -1 ? false : resourceData[index].avail > 0;
 			if (avail !== configResources[key].whitelist) {
 				reason[key] = { approved: false, reason: `${key} ${configResources[key].whitelist ? "not in whitelist" : "in blacklist"}` };