diff --git a/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c b/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
index dd6e4b1ff..1f94e0397 100644
--- a/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
+++ b/fsw/cfe-core/unit-test/es_UT.c
@@ -4318,9 +4318,6 @@ void TestAPI(void)
     uint32 CounterCount;
     CFE_ES_CDSHandle_t CDSHandle;
     CFE_ES_TaskInfo_t TaskInfo;
-    int32  DeleteChildResult; 
-    int32  DeleteChildTestResult = 0xFFFFFFFF;
-
     CFE_ES_AppInfo_t AppInfo;
 
 #ifdef UT_VERBOSE
@@ -4802,18 +4799,21 @@ void TestAPI(void)
     CFE_ES_Global.AppTable[0].TaskInfo.MainTaskId = 15;
     OS_TaskCreate(&CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                   0, 0, 0);    
-    DeleteChildResult = CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask(CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId);    
-    CFE_ES_GetAppInfo(&AppInfo,CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId);    
-
-    if( DeleteChildResult == CFE_SUCCESS && CFE_ES_Global.RegisteredTasks == 15
-        && AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks == 0 )
-    {
-       DeleteChildTestResult = CFE_SUCCESS;
-    }
-    UT_Report(__FILE__, __LINE__,
-              DeleteChildTestResult == CFE_SUCCESS,
+    Return = CFE_ES_GetAppInfo(&AppInfo,CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId);
+    UtAssert_True(Return == CFE_SUCCESS, 
+         "CFE_ES_GetAppInfo() return=%x", (unsigned int)Return); 
+    UtAssert_True(AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks == 1, 
+         "AppInfo.NumOfChildTaskss == %u", (unsigned int)AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks); 
+    Return = CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask(CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].TaskId);  
+    UtAssert_True(Return == CFE_SUCCESS, 
+         "DeleteChildResult() return=%x", (unsigned int)Return);
+    Return = CFE_ES_GetAppInfo(&AppInfo,CFE_ES_Global.TaskTable[1].AppId);
+    UtAssert_True(Return == CFE_SUCCESS, 
+         "CFE_ES_GetAppInfo() return=%x", (unsigned int)Return); 
+    UT_Report(__FILE__, __LINE__,
+              AppInfo.NumOfChildTasks == 0,
               "CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask",
-              "Delete child task successful");
+              "NumOfChildTasks = 0 - Delete child task successful");
 
     /* Test deleting a child task with an OS task delete failure */
     ES_ResetUnitTest();