diff --git a/tests/test_gateway.py b/tests/test_gateway.py
index 8a6fa8fa..a04d1f19 100644
--- a/tests/test_gateway.py
+++ b/tests/test_gateway.py
@@ -736,44 +736,32 @@ async def test_global_updater_guards(
 ) -> None:
     """Test global updater guards."""
 
-    assert (
+    already_registered = (
         "listener already registered with global updater - nothing to register"
-        not in caplog.text
-    )
-    assert (
-        "listener not registered with global updater - nothing to remove"
-        not in caplog.text
     )
+    not_registered = "listener not registered with global updater - nothing to remove"
+
+    assert already_registered not in caplog.text
+    assert not_registered not in caplog.text
 
     def listener():
         pass
 
     zha_gateway.global_updater.register_update_listener(listener)
 
-    assert (
-        "listener already registered with global updater - nothing to register"
-        not in caplog.text
-    )
+    assert already_registered not in caplog.text
 
     zha_gateway.global_updater.register_update_listener(listener)
 
-    assert (
-        "listener already registered with global updater - nothing to register"
-        in caplog.text
-    )
+    assert already_registered in caplog.text
 
     zha_gateway.global_updater.remove_update_listener(listener)
 
-    assert (
-        "listener not registered with global updater - nothing to remove"
-        not in caplog.text
-    )
+    assert not_registered not in caplog.text
 
     zha_gateway.global_updater.remove_update_listener(listener)
 
-    assert (
-        "listener not registered with global updater - nothing to remove" in caplog.text
-    )
+    assert not_registered in caplog.text
 
 
 async def test_gateway_handle_message(