diff --git a/recipes/indian_express.recipe b/recipes/indian_express.recipe
index 8d6392636c..cd94f157cc 100644
--- a/recipes/indian_express.recipe
+++ b/recipes/indian_express.recipe
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class IndianExpress(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return citem['content'].replace('300', '600')
 
     def preprocess_html(self, soup):
-        if h2 := (soup.find(attrs={"itemprop": "description"}) or soup.find(**classes("synopsis")))::
+        if h2 := (soup.find(attrs={"itemprop": "description"}) or soup.find(**classes("synopsis"))):
             h2.name = 'p'
             h2['id'] = 'sub-d'
         for span in soup.findAll(