diff --git a/post_test.go b/post_test.go
index 98ebf3e..1df2ebc 100644
--- a/post_test.go
+++ b/post_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -16,62 +15,42 @@ func TestCanGetPostTitle(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	result := post.Title()
-	if result != "testpost" {
-		t.Error("Wrong Title. Got: " + result)
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, result, "testpost")
 }
 
 func TestMediaDir(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	result := post.MediaDir()
-	if result != path.Join(post.Dir(), "media") {
-		t.Error("Wrong MediaDir. Got: " + result)
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, result, path.Join(post.Dir(), "media"))
 }
 
 func TestPostUrlPath(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	expected := "/user/" + user.Name() + "/posts/" + post.Id() + "/"
-	if !(post.UrlPath() == expected) {
-		t.Error("Wrong url path")
-		t.Error("Expected: " + expected)
-		t.Error("     Got: " + post.UrlPath())
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, post.UrlPath(), expected)
 }
 
 func TestPostFullUrl(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	expected := "http://localhost:8080/user/" + user.Name() + "/posts/" + post.Id() + "/"
-	if !(post.FullUrl() == expected) {
-		t.Error("Wrong url path")
-		t.Error("Expected: " + expected)
-		t.Error("     Got: " + post.FullUrl())
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, post.FullUrl(), expected)
 }
 
 func TestPostUrlMediaPath(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	expected := "/user/" + user.Name() + "/posts/" + post.Id() + "/media/data.png"
-	if !(post.UrlMediaPath("data.png") == expected) {
-		t.Error("Wrong url path")
-		t.Error("Expected: " + expected)
-		t.Error("     Got: " + post.UrlPath())
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, post.UrlMediaPath("data.png"), expected)
 }
 
 func TestPostUrlMediaPathWithSubDir(t *testing.T) {
 	user := getTestUser()
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	expected := "/user/" + user.Name() + "/posts/" + post.Id() + "/media/foo/data.png"
-	if !(post.UrlMediaPath("foo/data.png") == expected) {
-		t.Error("Wrong url path")
-		t.Error("Expected: " + expected)
-		t.Error("     Got: " + post.UrlPath())
-	}
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, post.UrlMediaPath("foo/data.png"), expected)
 }
 
 func TestDraftInMetaData(t *testing.T) {
@@ -85,10 +64,7 @@ func TestDraftInMetaData(t *testing.T) {
 	content += "Write your post here.\n"
 	os.WriteFile(post.ContentFile(), []byte(content), 0644)
 	meta := post.Meta()
-	if !meta.Draft {
-		t.Error("Draft should be true")
-	}
-
+	assertions.AssertEqual(t, meta.Draft, true)
 }
 
 func TestNoRawHTMLIfDisallowedByRepo(t *testing.T) {
@@ -104,9 +80,7 @@ func TestNoRawHTMLIfDisallowedByRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	os.WriteFile(post.ContentFile(), []byte(content), 0644)
 	html := post.RenderedContent()
 	html_str := html.String()
-	if strings.Contains(html_str, "<script>") {
-		t.Error("HTML should not be allowed")
-	}
+	assertions.AssertNotContains(t, html_str, "<script>")
 }
 
 func TestRawHTMLIfAllowedByRepo(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/priv/assertions/asserts.go b/priv/assertions/asserts.go
index 012cdb4..bfdc6ad 100644
--- a/priv/assertions/asserts.go
+++ b/priv/assertions/asserts.go
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func Assert(t *testing.T, condition bool, message string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if !condition {
+		t.Errorf(message)
+	}
+}
+
+func AssertNot(t *testing.T, condition bool, message string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if condition {
+		t.Errorf(message)
+	}
+}
+
 func AssertContains(t *testing.T, containing string, search string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if !strings.Contains(containing, search) {
@@ -13,6 +27,13 @@ func AssertContains(t *testing.T, containing string, search string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func AssertNotContains(t *testing.T, containing string, search string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if strings.Contains(containing, search) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected '%s' to not contain '%s'", containing, search)
+	}
+}
+
 func AssertNoError(t *testing.T, err error, message string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/user_test.go b/user_test.go
index 768f66c..1999559 100644
--- a/user_test.go
+++ b/user_test.go
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ func TestCreateNewPostCreatesEntryInPublic(t *testing.T) {
 	user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(path.Join(user.Dir(), "public"))
 	assertions.AssertNoError(t, err, "Error reading directory")
-	if len(files) < 1 {
-		t.Error("Post not created")
-	}
+	assertions.AssertLen(t, files, 1)
 }
 
 func TestCreateNewPostCreatesMediaDir(t *testing.T) {
@@ -28,9 +26,8 @@ func TestCreateNewPostCreatesMediaDir(t *testing.T) {
 	user, _ := repo.CreateUser(randomUserName())
 	// Create a new post
 	post, _ := user.CreateNewPost("testpost", false)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(post.MediaDir()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		t.Error("Media directory not created")
-	}
+	_, err := os.Stat(post.MediaDir())
+	assertions.AssertNot(t, os.IsNotExist(err), "Media directory not created")
 }
 
 func TestCreateNewPostAddsDateToMetaBlock(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,9 +37,7 @@ func TestCreateNewPostAddsDateToMetaBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	posts, _ := user.Posts()
 	post, _ := user.GetPost(posts[0].Id())
 	meta := post.Meta()
-	if meta.Date.IsZero() {
-		t.Errorf("Found no date. Got: %v", meta.Date)
-	}
+	assertions.AssertNot(t, meta.Date.IsZero(), "Date not set")
 }
 
 func TestCreateNewPostMultipleCalls(t *testing.T) {