diff --git a/tests/parse/test_statement.py b/tests/parse/test_statement.py
index ca5b029..0160c29 100644
--- a/tests/parse/test_statement.py
+++ b/tests/parse/test_statement.py
@@ -137,10 +137,9 @@
     new_token = draw(draw_token_random())
     assume(not new_token.value.startswith("TestValue"))  # Not a value
     assume(new_token.value != tokens[-1].value)  # Not the terminator
-    max_position = len(tokens) - 2  # Ignore Terminator and Verb
+    max_position = len(tokens) - 2  # Ignore Terminator
     position = draw(integers(min_value=0, max_value=max_position))
-    if position != 0:
-        position += 1  # Skip Verb
+    assume(position != 1)  # Skip Verb
     new_tokens = tokens[:position] + [new_token] + tokens[position + 1 :]
     return (tokens, new_tokens, new_token, position)