diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/converter.go b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/converter.go
index 72c8e824e6d..f1db08f42b5 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/converter.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/datasource/converter.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type converter struct {
 }
 
 func (r *converter) asDataSource(ds *datasources.DataSource) (*datasourceV0.DataSource, error) {
-	if !(ds.Type == r.plugin || slices.Contains(r.alias, ds.Type)) {
+	if ds.Type != r.plugin && !slices.Contains(r.alias, ds.Type) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected datasource type: %s %v // not: %s", r.plugin, r.alias, ds.Type)
 	}