diff --git a/chime_frb_api/workflow/work.py b/chime_frb_api/workflow/work.py
index 354faf0..8f87e1f 100644
--- a/chime_frb_api/workflow/work.py
+++ b/chime_frb_api/workflow/work.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def post_init(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]):
                 reformatted = True
                 break
 
-        if (" " or "_") in values["pipeline"]:
+        if any(char in {" ", "_"} for char in values["pipeline"]):
             values["pipeline"] = values["pipeline"].replace(" ", "-")
             values["pipeline"] = values["pipeline"].replace("_", "-")
             reformatted = True