diff --git a/lib/ulid.rb b/lib/ulid.rb
index 0fa60772..60ad42b8 100644
--- a/lib/ulid.rb
+++ b/lib/ulid.rb
@@ -353,13 +353,9 @@ def eql?(other)
   def ===(other)
     case other
     when ULID
-      self == other
+      to_i == other.to_i
     when String
-      begin
-        self == self.class.parse(other)
-      rescue Exception
-        false
-      end
+      to_s == other.upcase
     else
       false
     end