diff --git a/store/sqlstore/utils_test.go b/store/sqlstore/utils_test.go
index f49c1b4049..8f16cffbbc 100644
--- a/store/sqlstore/utils_test.go
+++ b/store/sqlstore/utils_test.go
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ func TestMapStringsToQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 		keys, params := MapStringsToQueryParams(input, "Fruit")
 
-		if len(params) != 1 || params["Fruit0"] != "apple" {
-			t.Fatal("returned incorrect params", params)
-		} else if keys != "(:Fruit0)" {
-			t.Fatal("returned incorrect query", keys)
-		}
+		require.Len(t, params, 1, "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "apple", params["Fruit0"], "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "(:Fruit0)", keys, "returned incorrect query", keys)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("multiple items", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -24,12 +22,11 @@ func TestMapStringsToQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 		keys, params := MapStringsToQueryParams(input, "Vegetable")
 
-		if len(params) != 3 || params["Vegetable0"] != "carrot" ||
-			params["Vegetable1"] != "tomato" || params["Vegetable2"] != "potato" {
-			t.Fatal("returned incorrect params", params)
-		} else if keys != "(:Vegetable0,:Vegetable1,:Vegetable2)" {
-			t.Fatal("returned incorrect query", keys)
-		}
+		require.Len(t, params, 3, "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "carrot", params["Vegetable0"], "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "tomato", params["Vegetable1"], "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "potato", params["Vegetable2"], "returned incorrect params", params)
+		require.Equal(t, "(:Vegetable0,:Vegetable1,:Vegetable2)", keys, "returned incorrect query", keys)
 	})
 }