diff --git a/snippets/product-media-gallery.liquid b/snippets/product-media-gallery.liquid
index 33718d6..51a9df4 100644
--- a/snippets/product-media-gallery.liquid
+++ b/snippets/product-media-gallery.liquid
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@
 
       {%- for media in product.media -%}
         {%- unless media.id == product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_media.id -%}
-          {% assign isCorrectImageWithMatchingAlt = not (product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_image.alt ! = media.alt and product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_image.alt ! = blank) %}
+          {% if product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_image.alt != media.alt and product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_image.alt != blank %}
+            {% assign isCorrectImageWithMatchingAlt = false %}
+          {% else %}
+            {% assign isCorrectImageWithMatchingAlt = true %}
 
           <li
             id="Slide-{{ section.id }}-{{ media.id }}{{ id_append }}"