diff --git a/app-testing/tests/protocol_analyze_test.py b/app-testing/tests/protocol_analyze_test.py
index 53530e46579..1eb1d5e10b4 100644
--- a/app-testing/tests/protocol_analyze_test.py
+++ b/app-testing/tests/protocol_analyze_test.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from automation.pages.protocol_landing import ProtocolLanding
 from rich.console import Console
 from selenium.webdriver.chrome.webdriver import WebDriver
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement
 
 
 def _what_protocols() -> list[Protocol]:
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ def _what_protocols() -> list[Protocol]:
     return tests
 
 
+def get_error_text(protocol_landing: ProtocolLanding, error_link: WebElement) -> str:
+    protocol_landing.base.click_webelement(error_link)
+    error_details = protocol_landing.get_popout_error().text
+    protocol_landing.click_popout_close()
+    return error_details
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "protocol",
     _what_protocols(),
@@ -91,26 +99,12 @@ def test_analyses(
     ), f"Analysis took more than {analysis_timeout} seconds."
 
     # look for analysis error if the protocol should have one
+    error_link = protocol_landing.get_error_details_safe()
     if protocol.app_error:
-        error_link = protocol_landing.get_error_details_safe()
-
         assert error_link is not None, "No analysis error but was expecting one."
-        protocol_landing.base.click_webelement(error_link)
-        error_details = protocol_landing.get_popout_error().text
-        try:
-            assert error_details == protocol.app_analysis_error
-        except AssertionError:
-            raise
-        finally:
-            protocol_landing.click_popout_close()
-    else:
-        error_link = protocol_landing.get_error_details_safe()
-
-        if error_link is not None:
-            protocol_landing.base.click_webelement(error_link)
-            error_details = protocol_landing.get_popout_error().text
-            protocol_landing.click_popout_close()
-            raise AssertionError(f"Unexpected analysis error: {error_details}")
+        assert get_error_text(protocol_landing, error_link) == protocol.app_analysis_error
+    elif error_link is not None:
+        raise AssertionError(f"Unexpected analysis error: {get_error_text(protocol_landing, error_link)}")
 
     # Verifying elements on Protocol Landing Page
     # todo fix next line needs to be safe and print name not found