diff --git a/atlasbot/engine/answerer/spine.py b/atlasbot/engine/answerer/spine.py
index 3f9c80c..804b4a4 100644
--- a/atlasbot/engine/answerer/spine.py
+++ b/atlasbot/engine/answerer/spine.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def _spine_from_counts(summary: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, str]:
         not_ready = len(inventory.get("not_ready_names") or [])
     workers_ready = workers.get("ready")
     workers_total = workers.get("total")
-    if total is None and ready is None and not_ready is None:
+    if all(value is None for value in (total, ready, not_ready)):
         return {}
     parts = []
     if total is not None: