diff --git a/lib/api/dash.js b/lib/api/dash.js
index 8abe9c4..fc53a9a 100644
--- a/lib/api/dash.js
+++ b/lib/api/dash.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var validate_dashboard = function(dashboard){
         throw new Error('`dashboard` parameter must be an object');
     }
 
-    if(dashboard['title'] != 'string'){
+    if(typeof dashboard['title'] != 'string'){
         throw new Error('`dashboard["title"]` must be a string');
     }