diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5da9b146ce8..c642e87ccf6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ GEM
     rspec-support (3.13.2)
     rspec_junit_formatter (0.6.0)
       rspec-core (>= 2, < 4, != 2.12.0)
-    rubocop (1.72.2)
+    rubocop (1.73.0)
       json (~> 2.3)
       language_server-protocol (~> 3.17.0.2)
       lint_roller (~> 1.1.0)
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ GEM
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.38.0, < 2.0)
       ruby-progressbar (~> 1.7)
       unicode-display_width (>= 2.4.0, < 4.0)
-    rubocop-ast (1.38.0)
+    rubocop-ast (1.38.1)
       parser (>= 3.3.1.0)
     rubocop-capybara (2.21.0)
       rubocop (~> 1.41)
diff --git a/app/forms/candidate_interface/english_foreign_language/start_form.rb b/app/forms/candidate_interface/english_foreign_language/start_form.rb
index d7a1fc587b1..e9aea24d80c 100644
--- a/app/forms/candidate_interface/english_foreign_language/start_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/candidate_interface/english_foreign_language/start_form.rb
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ def save
 
         raise_error_unless_application_form
 
-        if qualification_status == 'has_qualification'
-          true
-        else
-          UpdateEnglishProficiency.new(
-            application_form,
-            qualification_status:,
-            no_qualification_details:,
-          ).call
-        end
+        qualification_status == 'has_qualification' || UpdateEnglishProficiency.new(
+          application_form,
+          qualification_status:,
+          no_qualification_details:,
+        ).call
       end
 
       def next_path