diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 520d9d9..6436429 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ local function send(user_name, message_text)
             post_data = core.write_json(data_in)
         },
         function(result)
-            if (not result.completed) or (not result.succeeded) or (not (result.code == 200)) then
+            if (not result.completed) or (not result.succeeded) or (result.code ~= 200) then
                 core.log("error", "[MOD] yl_matterbridge: send/http.fetch failed. Result = " .. dump(result))
                 return false
             else
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ local function receive()
             timeout = timeout
         },
         function(result)
-            if (not result.completed) or (not result.succeeded) or (not (result.code == 200)) then
+            if (not result.completed) or (not result.succeeded) or (result.code ~= 200) then
                 core.log("error", "[MOD] yl_matterbridge: receive/http.fetch failed. Result (req) = " .. dump(result))
                 return false
             else