diff --git a/extensions/qa-channel/src/channel.test.ts b/extensions/qa-channel/src/channel.test.ts
index 7164fa12c7b..2f237f0a252 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-channel/src/channel.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-channel/src/channel.test.ts
@@ -382,17 +382,13 @@ describe("qa-channel plugin", () => {
         timeoutMs: 15_000,
       });
 
-      expect(dispatchedCtx).not.toBeNull();
-      if (!dispatchedCtx) {
-        throw new Error("expected dispatched context");
-      }
       const mediaCtx: {
         MediaPath?: string;
         MediaPaths?: string[];
         MediaType?: string;
         MediaTypes?: string[];
-      } = dispatchedCtx;
-      expect(mediaCtx.MediaPath).toEqual(expect.stringContaining("red-top-blue-bottom"));
+      } | null = dispatchedCtx;
+      expect(mediaCtx?.MediaPath).toEqual(expect.stringContaining("red-top-blue-bottom"));
       expect(mediaCtx.MediaType).toBe("image/png");
       expect(mediaCtx.MediaPaths).toEqual([mediaCtx.MediaPath]);
       expect(mediaCtx.MediaTypes).toEqual(["image/png"]);