diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/services/test_email_service.py b/backend/tests/unit/services/test_email_service.py
index 50222377d..a867d83bf 100644
--- a/backend/tests/unit/services/test_email_service.py
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/services/test_email_service.py
@@ -159,4 +159,5 @@ class TestEmailTemplateFormatting:
 
         # Verify that script tags are escaped
         assert "<script>" in html_body
-        assert "<script>" not in html_body or html_body.count("<script>") == 0  # No unescaped script tags
+        # Verify no unescaped script tags
+        assert "<script>" not in html_body