diff --git a/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/quality_checker.py b/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/quality_checker.py
index 4df7bcbabe..43f0b00099 100644
--- a/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/quality_checker.py
+++ b/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/quality_checker.py
@@ -120,5 +120,5 @@ def is_qc_required(self, case_run_dir: Path | None, case_id: str) -> bool:
         LOG.info(f"Performing QC on case {case_id}")
         return True
 
-    def sample_total_reads_qc(self, sample: Sample) -> bool:
+    def sample_total_reads_qc(self, sample_id: str) -> bool:
         pass
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diff --git a/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/utils.py b/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/utils.py
index 8c37aef8d4..e5dfafe026 100644
--- a/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/utils.py
+++ b/cg/meta/workflow/microsalt/utils.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 def is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(sample_reads: int, target_reads: int) -> bool:
-    return sample_reads <= target_reads * MicrosaltQC.TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD
+    return sample_reads > target_reads * MicrosaltQC.TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD
diff --git a/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/__init__.py b/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/test_quality_control.py b/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/test_quality_control.py
index f9ca1d5a91..800cf84f6e 100644
--- a/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/test_quality_control.py
+++ b/tests/meta/workflow/microsalt/test_quality_control.py
@@ -1,30 +1,44 @@
-import pytest
-
 from cg.constants.constants import MicrosaltQC
 from cg.meta.workflow.microsalt.utils import is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold
 
-TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD = MicrosaltQC.TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD
 
-test_cases = [
-    (TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD * 100, 100, False, "sufficient_reads"),
-    (TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD * 100 - 1, 100, True, "just_below_threshold"),
-    (0, 100, True, "edge_case_no_reads"),
-    (TARGET_READS_FAIL_THRESHOLD * 100, 0, False, "edge_case_no_target_reads"),
-]
+def test_sample_total_reads_passing():
+    # GIVEN a sample with sufficient reads
+    sample_reads = 100
+    target_reads = 100
+
+    # WHEN checking if the sample has sufficient reads
+    passes_reads_threshold = is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(
+        sample_reads=sample_reads, target_reads=target_reads
+    )
+
+    # THEN it passes
+    assert passes_reads_threshold
+
+
+def test_sample_total_reads_failing():
+    # GIVEN a sample with insufficient reads
+    sample_reads = 50
+    target_reads = 100
+
+    # WHEN checking if the sample has sufficient reads
+    passes_reads_threshold = is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(
+        sample_reads=sample_reads, target_reads=target_reads
+    )
+
+    # THEN it fails
+    assert not passes_reads_threshold
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "sample_reads, target_reads, expected_result, test_id", test_cases, ids=lambda x: x[-1]
-)
-def test_is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(
-    sample_reads, target_reads, expected_result, test_id
-):
-    # GIVEN a sample with a number of reads and a target number of reads
+def test_sample_total_reads_failing_without_reads():
+    # GIVEN a sample without reads
+    sample_reads = 0
+    target_reads = 100
 
     # WHEN checking if the sample has sufficient reads
-    result = is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(
+    passes_reads_threshold = is_total_reads_above_failure_threshold(
         sample_reads=sample_reads, target_reads=target_reads
     )
 
-    # THEN the result should be as expected
-    assert result == expected_result, f"Test failed for {test_id}"
+    # THEN it fails
+    assert not passes_reads_threshold