diff --git a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
index 5d47428d..433b85fb 100644
--- a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
@@ -115,11 +115,8 @@ test('withoutPending chained with where clauses returns correct results', functi
     $tenant = Tenant::create();
     $pendingTenant = Tenant::createPending();
 
-    $foundTenant = Tenant::withoutPending()->where('id', $tenant->id)->first();
-    expect($foundTenant)->not()->toBeNull();
-
     // The query returned the correct tenant
-    expect($foundTenant->id)->toBe($tenant->id);
+    expect(Tenant::withoutPending()->where('id', $tenant->id)->first()->id)->toBe($tenant->id);
     // No tenant with this ID exists, the query returns null
     expect(Tenant::withoutPending()->where('id', Str::random(8) . 'nonexistent-id')->first())->toBeNull();
     // withoutPending() correctly excludes the pending tenant from the query