diff --git a/t/passfailtest.do b/t/passfailtest.do
index 5eb77d0..52bb0e9 100644
--- a/t/passfailtest.do
+++ b/t/passfailtest.do
@@ -1,28 +1,13 @@
 rm -f pleasefail
 redo passfail
-if [ ! -e passfail ]; then
-	echo "passfail should exist" >&2
-	exit 42
-fi
+[ -e passfail ] || exit 42
 PF1=$(cat passfail)
 touch pleasefail
-if redo passfail 2>/dev/null; then
-	echo "redo passfail should have failed" >&2
-	exit 42
-fi
-if [ ! -e passfail ]; then
-	echo "passfail should STILL exist" >&2
-	exit 42
-fi
+redo passfail 2>/dev/null && exit 43
+[ -e passfail ] || exit 44
 PF2=$(cat passfail)
-if [ "$PF1" != "$PF2" ]; then
-	echo "passfail changed even though it failed" >&2
-	exit 42
-fi
+[ "$PF1" = "$PF2" ] || exit 45
 rm -f pleasefail
-redo passfail || exit 43
+redo passfail || exit 46
 PF3=$(cat passfail)
-if [ "$PF1" = "$PF3" ]; then
-	echo "passfail did not change even though it passed" >&2
-	exit 42
-fi
+[ "$PF1" != "$PF3" ] || exit 47