diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
index 93dd655fc..e0603d301 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/capella/block_processing/test_process_deposit.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ def test_success_top_up_to_withdrawn_validator(spec, state):
     assert state.balances[validator_index] > 0
     next_epoch_via_block(spec, state)
     assert state.balances[validator_index] == 0
+    assert state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance > 0
+    next_epoch_via_block(spec, state)
+    assert state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance == 0
 
     # Make a top-up balance to validator
     amount = spec.MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE // 4
@@ -27,8 +30,8 @@ def test_success_top_up_to_withdrawn_validator(spec, state):
 
     yield from run_deposit_processing(spec, state, deposit, validator_index)
 
-    state.balances[validator_index] == amount
-    state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance == 0
+    assert state.balances[validator_index] == amount
+    assert state.validators[validator_index].effective_balance == 0
 
     validator = state.validators[validator_index]
     balance = state.balances[validator_index]