diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_tfe_workspace_test.go b/internal/provider/resource_tfe_workspace_test.go
index 746e23b23..95eb7c071 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_tfe_workspace_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_tfe_workspace_test.go
@@ -2302,9 +2302,8 @@ func testAccCheckTFEWorkspaceAutoApplyRunTrigger(res, value string) resource.Tes
 		return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 			return nil
 		}
-	} else {
-		return resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(res, "auto_apply_run_trigger", value)
 	}
+	return resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(res, "auto_apply_run_trigger", value)
 }
 
 // Helper that checks the actual workspace attribute values in the remote