diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R b/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
index d4b86a0..abab9ab 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ test_that("At least one sig_transcript is in covComb_tx_deg rownames", {
   sig_transcripts <- select_transcripts("cell_component")
   expect_silent({
     # Check if any of the sig_transcripts are in covComb_tx_deg rownames
-    if (!any(sig_transcripts %in% rownames(covComb_tx_deg))) {
-      stop("No sig_transcripts found in rownames(covComb_tx_deg)")
-    }
+    getDegTx(sig_transcripts = sig_transcripts)
   })
 })
 
@@ -48,9 +46,8 @@ test_that("No sig_transcripts are in covComb_tx_deg rownames", {
   sig_transcripts <- c("gene4", "gene5", "gene6") # Example genes not in covComb_tx_deg
   expect_error({
     # Check if any of the sig_transcripts are in covComb_tx_deg rownames
-    if (!any(sig_transcripts %in% rownames(covComb_tx_deg))) {
-      stop("No sig_transcripts found in rownames(covComb_tx_deg)")
-    }
+    getDegTx(sig_transcripts = sig_transcripts)
+   
   }, "No sig_transcripts found in rownames(covComb_tx_deg)")
 })