diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 321274a9..8faab34f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repos:
 
 
 - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-  rev: v0.4.4
+  rev: v0.4.5
   hooks:
     - id: ruff
 
diff --git a/compliance_checker/base.py b/compliance_checker/base.py
index 933d5a5a..4cf5e751 100644
--- a/compliance_checker/base.py
+++ b/compliance_checker/base.py
@@ -254,7 +254,10 @@ def __init__(
         if value is None:
             self.value = None
         elif isinstance(value, tuple):
-            assert len(value) == 2, "Result value must be 2-tuple or boolean!"
+            if len(value) != 2:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Result value must be 2-tuple or boolean! Got {value}",
+                )
             self.value = value
         else:
             self.value = bool(value)
diff --git a/compliance_checker/suite.py b/compliance_checker/suite.py
index 60008488..a548aae7 100644
--- a/compliance_checker/suite.py
+++ b/compliance_checker/suite.py
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ def _get_valid_checkers(self, ds, checker_names):
         the user selected names.
         """
 
-        assert len(self.checkers) > 0, "No checkers could be found."
+        if len(self.checkers) <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("No checkers could be found.")
 
         if len(checker_names) == 0:
             checker_names = list(self.checkers.keys())