diff --git a/classes/comparator.js b/classes/comparator.js
index 0eadd55a..a457616a 100644
--- a/classes/comparator.js
+++ b/classes/comparator.js
@@ -107,32 +107,31 @@ class Comparator {
       return false
     }
 
-    const sameDirectionIncreasing =
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '>') &&
-      (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '>')
-    const sameDirectionDecreasing =
-      (this.operator === '<=' || this.operator === '<') &&
-      (comp.operator === '<=' || comp.operator === '<')
-    const sameSemVer = this.semver.version === comp.semver.version
-    const differentDirectionsInclusive =
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '<=') &&
-      (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '<=')
-    const oppositeDirectionsLessThan =
-      cmp(this.semver, '<', comp.semver, options) &&
-      (this.operator === '>=' || this.operator === '>') &&
-        (comp.operator === '<=' || comp.operator === '<')
-    const oppositeDirectionsGreaterThan =
-      cmp(this.semver, '>', comp.semver, options) &&
-      (this.operator === '<=' || this.operator === '<') &&
-        (comp.operator === '>=' || comp.operator === '>')
-
-    return (
-      sameDirectionIncreasing ||
-      sameDirectionDecreasing ||
-      (sameSemVer && differentDirectionsInclusive) ||
-      oppositeDirectionsLessThan ||
-      oppositeDirectionsGreaterThan
-    )
+    // Same direction increasing (> or >=)
+    if (this.operator.startsWith('>') && comp.operator.startsWith('>')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // Same direction decreasing (< or <=)
+    if (this.operator.startsWith('<') && comp.operator.startsWith('<')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // same SemVer and both sides are inclusive (<= or >=)
+    if (
+      (this.semver.version === comp.semver.version) &&
+      this.operator.includes('=') && comp.operator.includes('=')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // opposite directions less than
+    if (cmp(this.semver, '<', comp.semver, options) &&
+      this.operator.startsWith('>') && comp.operator.startsWith('<')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    // opposite directions greater than
+    if (cmp(this.semver, '>', comp.semver, options) &&
+      this.operator.startsWith('<') && comp.operator.startsWith('>')) {
+      return true
+    }
+    return false
   }
 }