diff --git a/firewood/examples/insert.rs b/firewood/examples/insert.rs
index a65e8357e..56dc7e021 100644
--- a/firewood/examples/insert.rs
+++ b/firewood/examples/insert.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async fn verify_keys(
         let hash = db.root_hash().await?;
         let revision = db.revision(hash).await?;
         for (key, value) in verify {
-            assert_eq!(*value, revision.val(key).await?.unwrap());
+            assert_eq!(Some(value), revision.val(key).await?);
         }
     }
     Ok(())