diff --git a/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Common.Test/MigrationRunnerTests.cs b/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Common.Test/MigrationRunnerTests.cs
index fc6d4bf3fab..c672b9a56d3 100644
--- a/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Common.Test/MigrationRunnerTests.cs
+++ b/test/NuGet.Core.Tests/NuGet.Common.Test/MigrationRunnerTests.cs
@@ -73,22 +73,21 @@ public void Run_WhenAThreadAbandonsMutexThenNextMigrationRunReleasesMutexAndCrea
             Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadStart(AbandonMutex));
             t.Start();
             t.Join();
+            Assert.True(signal, userMessage: "Failed to acquire the mutex.");
+            
+            string directory = MigrationRunner.GetMigrationsDirectory();
+            if (Directory.Exists(directory))
+                Directory.Delete(path: directory, recursive: true);
 
-            if (signal)
-            {
-                string directory = MigrationRunner.GetMigrationsDirectory();
-                if (Directory.Exists(directory))
-                    Directory.Delete(path: directory, recursive: true);
-
-                // Act
-                MigrationRunner.Run();
+            // Act
+            MigrationRunner.Run();
 
-                // Assert
-                Assert.True(Directory.Exists(directory));
-                var files = Directory.GetFiles(directory);
-                Assert.Equal(1, files.Length);
-                Assert.Equal(Path.Combine(directory, "1"), files[0]);
-            }
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(Directory.Exists(directory));
+            var files = Directory.GetFiles(directory);
+            Assert.Equal(1, files.Length);
+            Assert.Equal(Path.Combine(directory, "1"), files[0]);
+            
 
             void AbandonMutex()
             {