diff --git a/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix b/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
index aba0634..830fa25 100644
--- a/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
+++ b/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
@@ -280,10 +280,7 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
                     media_type in ["Movie", "Episode", "Video"]
                 )
 
-                if should_throttle:
-                    assert throttling_active, f"Expected throttling for {media_type}, {'paused' if is_paused else 'playing'}, {'local' if is_local else 'external'}"
-                else:
-                    assert not throttling_active, f"Expected no throttling for {media_type}, {'paused' if is_paused else 'playing'}, {'local' if is_local else 'external'}"
+                assert throttling_active == should_throttle, f"Expected {"no " if not should_throttle else ""} throttling for {media_type}, {'paused' if is_paused else 'playing'}, {'local' if is_local else 'external'}"
 
     set_jellyfin_state(streaming=False)
     time.sleep(1.5)  # Wait for stop delay