diff --git a/python/fb_ads_library_api.py b/python/fb_ads_library_api.py
index 1aabf83..06b8335 100755
--- a/python/fb_ads_library_api.py
+++ b/python/fb_ads_library_api.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def _get_ad_archives_from_url(
                     response_data["data"],
                 )
             )
-            if len(filtered) == 0:
+            if not filtered:
                 # if no data after the after_date, break
                 next_page_url = None
                 break
diff --git a/python/fb_ads_library_api_cli.py b/python/fb_ads_library_api_cli.py
index c54a082..2a53c14 100644
--- a/python/fb_ads_library_api_cli.py
+++ b/python/fb_ads_library_api_cli.py
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ def main():
         print("At least one must be set: --search-term, --search-page-ids")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not opts.search_term:
-        search_term = "."
-    else:
-        search_term = opts.search_term
+    search_term = "." if not opts.search_term else opts.search_term
     api = FbAdsLibraryTraversal(
         opts.access_token, opts.fields, search_term, opts.country
     )