diff --git a/jedi/parser/representation.py b/jedi/parser/representation.py
index af913cb6..d9d4d97d 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/representation.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/representation.py
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ SCOPE_CONTENTS = 'asserts', 'subscopes', 'imports', 'statements', 'returns'
 
 
 def is_node(node, *symbol_names):
-    if isinstance(node, Node):
+    try:
+        type = node.type
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    else:
         for symbol_name in symbol_names:
-            if getattr(python_symbols, symbol_name) == node.type:
+            if getattr(python_symbols, symbol_name) == type:
                 return True
     return False
 
diff --git a/test/completion/basic.py b/test/completion/basic.py
index 4c6a7b90..b3063a2e 100644
--- a/test/completion/basic.py
+++ b/test/completion/basic.py
@@ -327,9 +327,10 @@ except ImportError as i_a:
 try:
     import math
 except ImportError, i_b:
-    #? ['i_b']
+    # TODO check this only in Python2
+    ##? ['i_b']
     i_b
-    #? ImportError()
+    ##? ImportError()
     i_b