diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/VpnTest.java b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/VpnTest.java
index 84852636fc..62aa493c6f 100755
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/VpnTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/VpnTest.java
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public class VpnTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
         assertEquals(vpnNetwork, mCM.getActiveNetwork());
         assertNotEqual(defaultNetwork, vpnNetwork);
         maybeExpectVpnTransportInfo(vpnNetwork);
-        assertTrue(mCM.getNetworkInfo(vpnNetwork).getType() == TYPE_VPN);
+        assertEquals(TYPE_VPN, mCM.getNetworkInfo(vpnNetwork).getType());
 
         if (SdkLevel.isAtLeastS()) {
             // Check that system default network callback has not seen any network changes, even