diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector/Fixture/skip_fopen_or_die_in_assign.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector/Fixture/skip_fopen_or_die_in_assign.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d5593def5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector/Fixture/skip_fopen_or_die_in_assign.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\LogicalAnd\LogicalToBooleanRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipFopenOrDieInAssign
+{
+    public function run(string $fileLocation)
+    {
+        $file = fopen($fileLocation, 'w') or die('Unable to open file!');
+        fwrite($file, "John Doe\nJane Doe\n");
+        fclose($file);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector.php b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector.php
index b5db1d55a22..81f78f4ee9d 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/Rector/LogicalAnd/LogicalToBooleanRector.php
@@ -51,8 +51,14 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
     /**
      * @param LogicalOr|LogicalAnd $node
      */
-    public function refactor(Node $node): BooleanAnd|BooleanOr
+    public function refactor(Node $node): BooleanAnd|BooleanOr|null
     {
+        $type = $this->nodeTypeResolver->getType($node->left);
+
+        if (! $type->isBoolean()->yes()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return $this->refactorLogicalToBoolean($node);
     }