diff --git a/src/master_script.py b/src/master_script.py
index 0082509..70b28bf 100644
--- a/src/master_script.py
+++ b/src/master_script.py
@@ -681,21 +681,21 @@ async def main(cfg, test_method, args):
         assert os.path.exists(args.clips), f"No csv file containing clips in {args.clips}"
     elif cfg.has_option('RatingClips', 'RatingClipsConfigurations'):
         assert len(cfg['RatingClips']['RatingClipsConfigurations']) > 0, f"No cloud store for clips specified in config"
-    else:
-        assert True, "Neither clips file not cloud store provided for rating clips"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Neither clips file nor cloud store provided for rating clips")
 
     if args.gold_clips:
         assert os.path.exists(args.gold_clips), f"No csv file containing gold clips in {args.gold_clips}"
     elif cfg.has_option('GoldenSample', 'Path'):
         assert len(cfg['GoldenSample']['Path']) > 0, "No golden clips store found"
-    else:
-        assert True, "Neither gold clips file nor store configuration provided"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Neither gold clips file nor store configuration provided")
 
     if args.trapping_clips:
         assert os.path.exists(args.trapping_clips), f"No csv file containing trapping  clips in {args.trapping_clips}"
     elif cfg.has_option('TrappingQuestions', 'Path'):
         assert len(cfg['TrappingQuestions']['Path']) > 0, "No golden clips store found"
-    else:
-        assert True, "Neither Trapping clips file nor store configuration provided"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Neither trapping clips file nor store configuration provided")
 
     asyncio.run(main(cfg, test_method, args))