diff --git a/dd-smoke-tests/iast-util/src/testFixtures/groovy/datadog/smoketest/AbstractIastSpringBootTest.groovy b/dd-smoke-tests/iast-util/src/testFixtures/groovy/datadog/smoketest/AbstractIastSpringBootTest.groovy
index 12e04b239c0..5b499331bab 100644
--- a/dd-smoke-tests/iast-util/src/testFixtures/groovy/datadog/smoketest/AbstractIastSpringBootTest.groovy
+++ b/dd-smoke-tests/iast-util/src/testFixtures/groovy/datadog/smoketest/AbstractIastSpringBootTest.groovy
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ abstract class AbstractIastSpringBootTest extends AbstractIastServerSmokeTest {
 
     then:
     hasVulnerability { vul ->
-      if (vul.type = !'SSRF') {
+      if (vul.type != 'SSRF') {
         return false
       }
       final parts = vul.evidence.valueParts