diff --git a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools-state.test.ts b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools-state.test.ts
index 6cd11c946c9..6cfe2f41875 100644
--- a/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/secrets/runtime-web-tools-state.test.ts
@@ -27,17 +27,20 @@ describe("runtime web tools state", () => {
     });
 
     const first = getActiveRuntimeWebToolsMetadata();
-    expect(first?.search.providerConfigured).toBe("gemini");
-    expect(first?.search.selectedProvider).toBe("gemini");
-    expect(first?.search.selectedProviderKeySource).toBe("secretRef");
     if (!first) {
       throw new Error("missing runtime web tools metadata");
     }
+    expect(first.search.providerConfigured).toBe("gemini");
+    expect(first.search.selectedProvider).toBe("gemini");
+    expect(first.search.selectedProviderKeySource).toBe("secretRef");
     first.search.providerConfigured = "brave";
     first.search.selectedProvider = "brave";
 
     const second = getActiveRuntimeWebToolsMetadata();
-    expect(second?.search.providerConfigured).toBe("gemini");
-    expect(second?.search.selectedProvider).toBe("gemini");
+    if (!second) {
+      throw new Error("missing cloned runtime web tools metadata");
+    }
+    expect(second.search.providerConfigured).toBe("gemini");
+    expect(second.search.selectedProvider).toBe("gemini");
   });
 });