diff --git a/core/internal/cltest/cltest.go b/core/internal/cltest/cltest.go
index b8b34919b6e..a55c57cc9a2 100644
--- a/core/internal/cltest/cltest.go
+++ b/core/internal/cltest/cltest.go
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ func WaitForPipeline(t testing.TB, nodeID int, jobID int32, expectedPipelineRuns
 	t.Helper()
 
 	var pr []pipeline.Run
-	if !gomega.NewWithT(t).Eventually(func() bool {
+	gomega.NewWithT(t).Eventually(func() bool {
 		prs, _, err := jo.PipelineRuns(testutils.Context(t), &jobID, 0, 1000)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -1029,9 +1029,7 @@ func WaitForPipeline(t testing.TB, nodeID int, jobID int32, expectedPipelineRuns
 			jobID,
 			len(pr),
 		),
-	) {
-		t.Fatal()
-	}
+	)
 	return pr
 }
 
diff --git a/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_helper.go b/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_helper.go
index 76056d7d23d..0b547df3b68 100644
--- a/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_helper.go
+++ b/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_helper.go
@@ -570,13 +570,11 @@ updateInterval = "1m"
 
 				// Trail #1: 4 oracles reporting 0, 10, 20, 30. Answer should be 20 (results[4/2]).
 				// Trial #2: 4 oracles reporting 0, 20, 40, 60. Answer should be 40 (results[4/2]).
-				if !gomega.NewGomegaWithT(t).Eventually(func() string {
+				gomega.NewGomegaWithT(t).Eventually(func() string {
 					answer, err2 := ocrContract.LatestAnswer(nil)
 					require.NoError(t, err2)
 					return answer.String()
-				}, tests.WaitTimeout(t), 200*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.Equal(strconv.Itoa(2 * retVal))) {
-					t.Fatal()
-				}
+				}, tests.WaitTimeout(t), 200*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.Equal(strconv.Itoa(2 * retVal)))
 
 				for _, app := range apps {
 					jobs, _, err2 := app.JobORM().FindJobs(ctx, 0, 1000)
diff --git a/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_test.go b/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_test.go
index a8a8886c50c..3dcef5c4e8a 100644
--- a/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_test.go
+++ b/core/internal/features/ocr2/features_ocr2_test.go
@@ -235,13 +235,11 @@ updateInterval = "1m"
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// 4 oracles reporting 0, 10, 20, 30. Answer should be 20 (results[4/2]).
-	if !gomega.NewGomegaWithT(t).Eventually(func() string {
+	gomega.NewGomegaWithT(t).Eventually(func() string {
 		answer, err := ocrContract.LatestAnswer(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		return answer.String()
-	}, tests.WaitTimeout(t), 200*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.Equal("20")) {
-		t.Fatal()
-	}
+	}, tests.WaitTimeout(t), 200*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.Equal("20"))
 
 	for _, app := range apps {
 		jobs, _, err := app.JobORM().FindJobs(ctx, 0, 1000)