diff --git a/ddtrace/filters.py b/ddtrace/filters.py
index 638f12ec61e..a30d3862504 100644
--- a/ddtrace/filters.py
+++ b/ddtrace/filters.py
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ def process_trace(self, trace):
             return trace
 
         local_root = trace[0]._local_root
-        return trace if local_root and local_root.span_type == SpanTypes.TEST.value else None
+        return trace if local_root and local_root.span_type == SpanTypes.TEST else None