diff --git a/tests/test_parsing.py b/tests/test_parsing.py
index 21d9d605..ff4b4287 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsing.py
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def test_parse_interval() -> None:
 
 def test_parse_now() -> None:
 
-    pendulum.parse("now").timezone_name == "UTC"
-    pendulum.parse("now", tz="America/Los_Angeles").timezone_name == "America/Los_Angeles"
+    assert pendulum.parse("now").timezone_name == "UTC"
+    assert pendulum.parse("now", tz="America/Los_Angeles").timezone_name == "America/Los_Angeles"
 
     dt = pendulum.parse("now", tz="local")
     assert dt.timezone_name == "America/Toronto"