VirtualControlLoopEvent onsetEvent = getOnsetEvent();
 
         ControlLoopEventManager manager = makeManager(onsetEvent);
-        assertTrue(0 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
-        assertTrue(120 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
+        assertEquals(0, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
+        assertEquals(120, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
 
         InputStream is = new FileInputStream(new File(TEST_YAML));
         final String yamlString = IOUtils.toString(is, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         assertNotNull(notification);
         assertEquals(ControlLoopNotificationType.ACTIVE, notification.getNotification());
 
-        assertTrue(0 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
-        assertTrue(120 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
+        assertEquals(0, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
+        assertEquals(120, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
     }
 
     @Test
         assertNotNull(notification);
         assertEquals(ControlLoopNotificationType.ACTIVE, notification.getNotification());
 
-        assertTrue(0 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
-        assertTrue(120 == manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
+        assertEquals(0, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(null));
+        assertEquals(120, manager.getControlLoopTimeout(120));
     }
 
     @Test
 
         //
         PolicyResult result = manager.onResponse(dmaapResponse);
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
-        assertTrue(result == null);
+        assertNull(result);
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationRunning());
         //
         dmaapResponse.setBody(outputBody);
         result = manager.onResponse(dmaapResponse);
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
-        assertTrue(result.equals(PolicyResult.FAILURE));
+        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE, result);
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationRunning());
         //
         //
         result = manager.onResponse(dmaapResponse);
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
-        assertTrue(result == null);
+        assertNull(result);
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationRunning());
         //
         dmaapResponse.setBody(outputBody);
         result = manager.onResponse(dmaapResponse);
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
-        assertTrue(result.equals(PolicyResult.FAILURE));
+        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE, result);
         //
         // Should be complete now
         //
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationRunning());
         assertNotNull(manager.getOperationResult());
-        assertTrue(manager.getOperationResult().equals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_RETRIES));
-        assertTrue(manager.getHistory().size() == 2);
+        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_RETRIES, manager.getOperationResult());
+        assertEquals(2, manager.getHistory().size());
     }
 
     @Test
         //
         PolicyResult result = manager.onResponse(dmaapResponse);
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
-        assertTrue(result == null);
+        assertNull(result);
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationRunning());
         //
         logger.debug("{}", manager);
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationRunning());
-        assertTrue(manager.getHistory().size() == 1);
-        assertTrue(manager.getOperationResult().equals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT));
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getHistory().size());
+        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT, manager.getOperationResult());
         //
         // Now we are going to Fail the previous request
         //
         //
         assertTrue(manager.isOperationComplete());
         assertFalse(manager.isOperationRunning());
-        assertTrue(manager.getHistory().size() == 1);
-        assertTrue(manager.getOperationResult().equals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT));
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getHistory().size());
+        assertEquals(PolicyResult.FAILURE_TIMEOUT, manager.getOperationResult());
     }
 
     @Test