diff --git a/lib/inferno/config/boot/suites.rb b/lib/inferno/config/boot/suites.rb
index 770bdba59..0e621b774 100644
--- a/lib/inferno/config/boot/suites.rb
+++ b/lib/inferno/config/boot/suites.rb
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@
     ObjectSpace.each_object(TracePoint, &:disable)
 
     Inferno::Entities::TestSuite.descendants.each do |descendant|
-      if descendant.id.blank?
-        raise StandardError, 'Error initializing test suites: custom test suite ID cannot be blank'
-      end
       # When ID not assigned in custom test suites, Runnable.id will return default ID
       # equal to the custom test suite's parent class name
-      if descendant.id == 'Inferno::Entities::TestSuite'
-        raise StandardError, 'Error initializing test suite #{descendant.name}: test suite ID is not set'
+      if descendant.id.blank? || descendant.id == 'Inferno::Entities::TestSuite'
+        raise StandardError, "Error initializing test suite #{descendant.name}: test suite ID is not set"
       end
     end
   end