diff --git a/Tests/test_NCBI_qblast.py b/Tests/test_NCBI_qblast.py
index 19f7b352af8..76a5fb17d8e 100644
--- a/Tests/test_NCBI_qblast.py
+++ b/Tests/test_NCBI_qblast.py
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ def run_qblast(self, program, database, query, e_value, entrez_filter, expected_
         # Check the recorded input parameters agree with those requested
         self.assertEqual(float(record.expect), e_value)
         self.assertEqual(record.application.lower(), program)
-        self.assertLessEqual(len(record.alignments), 10)
-        self.assertLessEqual(len(record.descriptions), 10)
+        self.assertTrue(len(record.alignments) <= 10)
+        self.assertTrue(len(record.descriptions) <= 10)
 
         # Check the expected result(s) are found in the alignments
         if expected_hits is None:
             self.assertEqual(len(record.alignments), 0)  # Expected no alignments!
         else:
-            self.assertGreater(len(record.alignments), 0)  # Expected some alignments!
+            self.assertTrue(len(record.alignments) > 0)  # Expected some alignments!
             found_result = False
             for expected_hit in expected_hits:
                 for alignment in record.alignments:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def run_qblast(self, program, database, query, e_value, entrez_filter, expected_
         if expected_hits is None:
             self.assertEqual(len(record.descriptions), 0)  # Expected no descriptions!
         else:
-            self.assertGreater(len(record.descriptions), 0)  # Expected some descriptions!
+            self.assertTrue(len(record.descriptions) > 0)  # Expected some descriptions!
             found_result = False
             for expected_hit in expected_hits:
                 for descr in record.descriptions: