diff --git a/chasten/constants.py b/chasten/constants.py
index 600f42d0..5eca7352 100644
--- a/chasten/constants.py
+++ b/chasten/constants.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ class Markers:
     Xml: str
     Zero: int
     Zero_Exit: int
+    Percent_Multiplier: int
 
 
 markers = Markers(
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ class Markers:
     Xml="xml",
     Zero=0,
     Zero_Exit=0,
+    Percent_Multiplier=100,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/chasten/main.py b/chasten/main.py
index 109e8e54..839a78a2 100644
--- a/chasten/main.py
+++ b/chasten/main.py
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ def analyze(  # noqa:  PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0915
         # add the amount of total matches in each check to the end of each checks output
         output.console.print(f"   = {len(match_generator_list)} total matches\n")
     # calculate the final count of matches found
-    total_result = util.total_amount_passed(chasten_results_save, len(check_list))
+    total_result = util.total_amount_passed(check_status_list)
     # display checks passed, total amount of checks, and percentage of checks passed
     output.console.print(
         f":computer: {total_result[0]} / {total_result[1]} checks passed ({total_result[2]}%)\n"
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def analyze(  # noqa:  PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0915
     elapsed_time = end_time - start_time
 
     if not all_checks_passed:
-        output.console.print("\n:sweat: At least one check did not pass.")
+        output.console.print(":sweat: At least one check did not pass.")
         if store_result:
             # writes results of analyze into a markdown file
             analysis_file_dir.write_text(analysis_result, encoding="utf-8")
diff --git a/chasten/util.py b/chasten/util.py
index 70e94d64..d763e5f5 100644
--- a/chasten/util.py
+++ b/chasten/util.py
@@ -68,15 +68,20 @@ def join_and_preserve(data, start, end):
     return constants.markers.Newline.join(data[start:end])
 
 
-def total_amount_passed(analyze_result, count_total) -> tuple[int, int, float]:
+def total_amount_passed(check_status_list: list[bool]) -> tuple[int, int, float]:
     """Calculate amount of checks passed in analyze"""
+    # attempt calculations for percentage of checks passed
     try:
-        # iterate through check sources to find checks passed
-        list_passed = [x.check.passed for x in analyze_result.sources]
-        # set variables to count true checks and total counts
-        count_true = list_passed.count(True)
+        # calculate total amount of checks in list
+        count_total = len(check_status_list)
+        # count total amount of checks counted as true
+        count_passed = check_status_list.count(True)
         # return tuple of checks passed, total checks, percentage of checks passed
-        return (count_true, count_total, (count_true / count_total) * 100)
-    # return exception when dividing by zero
+        return (
+            count_passed,
+            count_total,
+            (count_passed / count_total) * constants.markers.Percent_Multiplier,
+        )
+    # return exception of zeros when dividing by zero
     except ZeroDivisionError:
         return (0, 0, 0.0)
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index 86e75d62..5b263bdd 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 import shutil
 
 import pytest
-from hypothesis import given, strategies
+from hypothesis import given
+from hypothesis import strategies as st
 
 from chasten import constants, util
 
@@ -14,14 +15,14 @@ def test_human_readable_boolean() -> None:
     assert util.get_human_readable_boolean(answer=False) == "No"
 
 
-@given(answer=strategies.booleans())
+@given(answer=st.booleans())
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_fuzz_human_readable_boolean(answer: bool) -> None:
     """Use Hypothesis to confirm that the function does not crash."""
     util.get_human_readable_boolean(answer=answer)
 
 
-@given(answer=strategies.booleans())
+@given(answer=st.booleans())
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_fuzz_human_readable_boolean_correct_string(answer: bool) -> None:
     """Use Hypothesis to confirm that the conversion to human-readable works."""
@@ -32,6 +33,15 @@ def test_fuzz_human_readable_boolean_correct_string(answer: bool) -> None:
         assert str_answer == "No"
 
 
+@given(check_status_list=st.lists(st.booleans()))
+@pytest.mark.fuzz
+def test_total_amount_passed(check_status_list: list[bool]):
+    stats = util.total_amount_passed(check_status_list)
+
+    assert constants.markers.Zero <= stats[2] <= constants.markers.Percent_Multiplier
+    assert stats[0] <= stats[1]
+
+
 OpSystem = util.get_OS()
 datasette_exec = constants.datasette.Datasette_Executable