diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socketpool.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socketpool.py
index 2f7ca78..6f653f3 100644
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socketpool.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socketpool.py
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ def connect(self, address, conntype=None):
         depending on the underlying interface"""
         host, port = address
         if conntype is None:
-            conntype = self._interface.TCP_MODE
+            conntype = (
+                self._interface.UDP_MODE
+                if self._type == SocketPool.SOCK_DGRAM
+                else self._interface.TCP_MODE
+            )
         if not self._interface.socket_connect(
             self._socknum, host, port, conn_mode=conntype
         ):
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ def connect(self, address, conntype=None):
 
     def send(self, data):
         """Send some data to the socket."""
-        if self._type is SocketPool.SOCK_DGRAM:
+        if self._type == SocketPool.SOCK_DGRAM:
             conntype = self._interface.UDP_MODE
         else:
             conntype = self._interface.TCP_MODE