diff --git a/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_models_processed_summary.py b/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_models_processed_summary.py
index 261fa7dbba2a40f295cf3863a405dabb89dcdf82..19c7560930e664cac47fe4ac984051b2e4c2477a 100644
--- a/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_models_processed_summary.py
+++ b/atdb/taskdatabase/tests/test_models_processed_summary.py
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ class TestProcessedSummary(TestCase):
         """
 
         actual = self.task1.resume
-        self.assertEqual(actual,  True)
+        self.assertTrue(actual)
 
     def test_processed_not_on_hold_for_different_strategy(self):
         """
         this is a summary task, but it uses a workflow with an aggregation_strategy that should not hold the task
         """
         actual = self.task4.resume
-        self.assertEqual(actual,  True)
+        self.assertTrue(actual)
 
     def test_processed_on_hold(self):
         """
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TestProcessedSummary(TestCase):
         """
 
         actual = self.task2.resume
-        self.assertEqual(actual,  False)
+        self.assertFalse(actual)
 
 
     def test_activity_is_processed(self):
@@ -75,18 +75,18 @@ class TestProcessedSummary(TestCase):
         """
 
         actual = self.task1.activity.is_processed
-        self.assertEqual(actual,  True)
+        self.assertTrue(actual)
 
     def test_has_summary_substring(self):
         """
         task 2 only has the old summary filename test. Check if the task indeed gets seen as a summary_task
         """
         actual = self.task2.is_summary
-        self.assertEqual(actual, True)
+        self.assertTrue(actual)
 
     def test_is_summary(self):
         """
         task 3 only has the new 'is_summary' test. Check if the task indeed gets seen as a summary_task
         """
         actual = self.task3.is_summary
-        self.assertEqual(actual, True)
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+        self.assertTrue(actual)
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