diff --git a/tweet.py b/tweet.py
index 26d698b..1cd37f4 100644
--- a/tweet.py
+++ b/tweet.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def close_client(_client: AsyncClient) -> None:
 async def fetch_json(_client: AsyncClient, url: str) -> dict:
     logger.info(f"Fetching {url}")
     response = await _client.get(url)
-    assert response.status_code == response.is_success, f"Failed to fetch {url}, status code {response.status_code}"
+    assert response.is_success, f"Failed to fetch {url}, status code {response.status_code}"
     return response.json()