diff --git a/web/ts/components/course.ts b/web/ts/components/course.ts
index edc91bf2c..b018d8420 100644
--- a/web/ts/components/course.ts
+++ b/web/ts/components/course.ts
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ export function courseContext(slug: string, year: number, term: string, userId:
         },
 
         toggleListView() {
-            if (this.viewMode == ViewMode.Grid) {
-                this.viewMode = ViewMode.List;
-            } else {
-                this.viewMode = ViewMode.Grid;
-            }
+            this.viewMode = 
+                this.viewMode === ViewMode.Grid
+                    ? ViewMode.List 
+                    : ViewMode.Grid; 
             setInStorage("viewMode", this.viewMode.toString());
         },