diff --git a/ircrobots/sasl.py b/ircrobots/sasl.py
index 4ed556a..1fc898f 100644
--- a/ircrobots/sasl.py
+++ b/ircrobots/sasl.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class SASLContext(ServerContext):
                     f"(we want: {mechanisms} "
                     f"server has: {server_mechs})")
 
-        if not self.server.available_caps["sasl"] is None:
+        if self.server.available_caps["sasl"]:
             # CAP v3.2 tells us what mechs it supports
             available = self.server.available_caps["sasl"].split(",")
             match     = _common(available)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6810584..ada0bb5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ircstates        ==0.8.1
+ircstates        ==0.8.2
 asyncio-throttle ==1.0.1
 dataclasses      ==0.6