diff --git a/scripts/check_platform_folder.py b/scripts/check_platform_folder.py
index b2d845b5d..7c8de3ddd 100644
--- a/scripts/check_platform_folder.py
+++ b/scripts/check_platform_folder.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 
 API = "https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/api/v1/platforms/"
+DIGESTS = {"md5": "md5", "sha1": "sha1"}  # without one (existence), presence passes
 
 
 def accepts(entry: dict, path: Path, mode: str) -> bool:
     """Whether the platform's own check passes the file at path."""
-    digest, raw = mode if mode in ("md5", "sha1") else None, entry.get(mode) or ""  # existence: no digest
+    digest, raw = DIGESTS.get(mode), entry.get(mode) or ""
     values = [v.strip().lower() for v in (raw if isinstance(raw, list) else str(raw).split(",")) if v.strip()]
     if digest is None or not values:
         return path.is_file()  # nothing to compare: the platform checks presence
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def accepts(entry: dict, path: Path, mode: str) -> bool:
         actual = hashlib.new(digest, path.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
         if entry.get("zip_digest") != "composite" and any(actual.startswith(v) for v in values):
             return True  # a truncated md5 (Batocera) compares by its prefix
-        if digest == "md5" and path.suffix.lower() == ".zip":  # Recalbox: members in name order
+        if digest == DIGESTS["md5"] and path.suffix.lower() == ".zip":  # Recalbox: members in name order
             with zipfile.ZipFile(path) as archive:
                 names = sorted(name for name in archive.namelist() if not name.endswith("/"))
                 return hashlib.md5(b"".join(map(archive.read, names))).hexdigest() in values
@@ -44,8 +45,7 @@ def check(platform: str, root: Path, api: str = API) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
         listed = [e for e in system.get("files") or [] if not e.get("destination")]
         for entry in (e for e in system.get("files") or [] if e.get("destination")):
             path = root / entry["destination"]
-            verdict = "ok" if accepts(entry, path, mode) else "wrong" if path.is_file() else "missing"
-            results.append((entry["destination"], verdict))
+            results.append((entry["destination"], "ok" if accepts(entry, path, mode) else "wrong" if path.is_file() else "missing"))
         if listed:
             held = any(accepts(e, path, mode) for e in listed for path in loose)
             results.append((f"{system_id}: any file", "ok" if held else "missing"))