diff --git a/src/Expectation.php b/src/Expectation.php
index f98638f7..8dc287a0 100644
--- a/src/Expectation.php
+++ b/src/Expectation.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ final class Expectation
      */
     public function and(mixed $value): Expectation
     {
-        return new self($value);
+        return $value instanceof static ? $value : new self($value);
     }
 
     /**