diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
index 074fd39e65b074e12c76cc8fdf87a983e61bc631..5a3f9a97115da81c9e2088e441fe6b2729ee321b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/store_test.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class StoreTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     @john.settings[:icecream] = 'graeters'
     @john.save
 
-    assert 'graeters', @john.reload.settings[:icecream]
+    assert_equal 'graeters', @john.reload.settings[:icecream]
   end
-  
+
   test "updating the store will mark it as changed" do
     @john.color = 'red'
     assert @john.settings_changed?