diff --git a/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py b/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
index 9f684a3..1a8e1ef 100644
--- a/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
+++ b/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ def load_image_handle_from_xref(doc, xref):
 
 def has_alpha_channel(doc, xref):
     maybe_image = load_image_handle_from_xref(doc, xref)
-    if maybe_image:
-        maybe_smask = doc.extract_image(maybe_image["smask"])
-        return maybe_smask is not None
-    else:
-        return False
+    return doc.extract_image(maybe_image["smask"]) is not None if maybe_image else False
 
 
 def xref_to_image(doc, xref):