diff --git a/prep-code-review-and-response.py b/prep-code-review-and-response.py
index cd3b79776aecb6feade71e2709e8592e06995348..4012de2b3370748a5cd5c7fe4ccae59f4ebe75ed 100644
--- a/prep-code-review-and-response.py
+++ b/prep-code-review-and-response.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def validate_forks():
                                                     course.get_user_groupsets()))[0].get_groups()
     new_groups: List[CanvasUserGroup] = list(filter(lambda g: g.get_name() == new_groupset,
                                                     course.get_user_groupsets()))[0].get_groups()
-    for student in sorted(students, key=lambda student:student.get_canvas_user().get_sortable_name()):
+    for student in sorted(students, key=lambda student: student.get_canvas_user().get_sortable_name()):
         print(f'Validating {student.get_canvas_user().get_name()}')
         old_group_name: str = list(filter(lambda g: student.get_canvas_user() in g.get_students(),
                                           old_groups))[0].get_name().strip().replace(" ", "")
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ def validate_forks():
         project_names: List[str] = list(map(lambda p: p.get_name(), projects))
         if old_group_name in project_names:
             project: GitlabProject = list(filter(lambda p: p.get_name() == old_group_name, projects))[0]
-            if project.get_access_level() == 'private':
-                print(f'\t{student.get_canvas_user().get_name()} has not set {old_group_name}.git to "private."')
+            if project.get_access_level() != 'private':
+                print(f'\t{student.get_canvas_user().get_name()} has not set {old_group_name}.git to "private" '
+                      f'(access level is {project.get_access_level()}).')
             users: List[GitlabUser] = project.get_all_users()
             usernames: List[str] = list(map(lambda u: u.get_username(), users))
             for TA in TAs: