diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualsToAssertNotEquals.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualsToAssertNotEquals.java
index 437e857d9..289582ce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualsToAssertNotEquals.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualsToAssertNotEquals.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.Expression;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J;
 
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class AssertFalseEqualsToAssertNotEquals extends Recipe {
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ public J visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, ExecutionContext ctx)
                     }
                     sb.append(")");
 
-                    J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = getMethodInvocation(method);
-                    J.MethodInvocation s = (J.MethodInvocation)methodInvocation.getArguments().get(0);
+                    J.MethodInvocation s = (J.MethodInvocation) method.getArguments().get(0);
                     args = method.getArguments().size() == 2 ? new Object[]{s.getSelect(), s.getArguments().get(0), mi.getArguments().get(1)} : new Object[]{s.getSelect(), s.getArguments().get(0)};
                     JavaTemplate t;
                     if (mi.getSelect() == null) {
@@ -86,22 +84,15 @@ public J visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, ExecutionContext ctx)
                 return mi;
             }
 
-            private J.MethodInvocation getMethodInvocation(Expression expr){
-                List<J> s = expr.getSideEffects();
-                return  ((J.MethodInvocation) s.get(0));
-            }
-
             private boolean isEquals(Expression expr) {
-                List<J> s = expr.getSideEffects();
-
-                if (s.isEmpty()){
+                if (!(expr instanceof J.MethodInvocation)) {
                     return false;
                 }
 
-               J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = getMethodInvocation(expr);
-
-               return "equals".equals(methodInvocation.getName().getSimpleName());
+                J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = (J.MethodInvocation) expr;
 
+                return "equals".equals(methodInvocation.getName().getSimpleName())
+                        && methodInvocation.getArguments().size() == 1;
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEquals.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEquals.java
index 721297d75..961d616ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEquals.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEquals.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.Expression;
 import org.openrewrite.java.tree.J;
 
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEquals extends Recipe {
@@ -64,8 +63,7 @@ public J visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, ExecutionContext ctx)
                     } else {
                         sb.append("Assertions.");
                     }
-                    J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = getMethodInvocation(mi);
-                    J.MethodInvocation s = (J.MethodInvocation)methodInvocation.getArguments().get(0);
+                    J.MethodInvocation s = (J.MethodInvocation) mi.getArguments().get(0);
                     sb.append("assertEquals(#{any(java.lang.Object)},#{any(java.lang.Object)}");
                     Object[] args;
                     if (mi.getArguments().size() == 2) {
@@ -90,23 +88,15 @@ public J visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, ExecutionContext ctx)
                 return mi;
             }
 
-            private J.MethodInvocation getMethodInvocation(Expression expr){
-                List<J> s = expr.getSideEffects();
-                return  ((J.MethodInvocation) s.get(0));
-            }
-
             private boolean isEquals(Expression expr) {
-                List<J> s = expr.getSideEffects();
-
-               if (s.isEmpty()){
+                if (!(expr instanceof J.MethodInvocation)) {
                     return false;
                 }
 
-               J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = getMethodInvocation(expr);
+               J.MethodInvocation methodInvocation = (J.MethodInvocation) expr;
 
                return "equals".equals(methodInvocation.getName().getSimpleName())
                       && methodInvocation.getArguments().size() == 1;
-
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualToAssertNotEqualsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualToAssertNotEqualsTest.java
index f532f40ce..d0bdd7309 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualToAssertNotEqualsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertFalseEqualToAssertNotEqualsTest.java
@@ -99,4 +99,26 @@ void test() {
           )
         );
     }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
+    @Test
+    void retainEqualsAndedWithSomethingElse() {
+        //language=java
+        rewriteRun(
+          java(
+            """
+              import java.util.Arrays;
+              import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+              
+              public class Test {
+                  void test() {
+                      String a = "a";
+                      String b = "b";
+                      Assertions.assertFalse(a.equals(b) && a.length() > 0);
+                  }
+              }
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEqualsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEqualsTest.java
index e7cc00f23..8bb5b9690 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEqualsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/cleanup/AssertTrueEqualsToAssertEqualsTest.java
@@ -124,4 +124,26 @@ void test() {
           )
         );
     }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
+    @Test
+    void retainEqualsAndedWithSomethingElse() {
+        //language=java
+        rewriteRun(
+          java(
+            """
+              import java.util.Arrays;
+              import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+              
+              public class Test {
+                  void test() {
+                      String a = "a";
+                      String b = "b";
+                      Assertions.assertTrue(a.equals(b) && a.length() > 0);
+                  }
+              }
+              """
+          )
+        );
+    }
 }