diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testTableFactor.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testTableFactor.cpp
index 35dcaf093..212067cb3 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testTableFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testTableFactor.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ TEST(TableFactor, constructors) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected_f5, f5, 1e-6));
 
   TableFactor f5_with_wrong_keys(V & O, expected_values);
-  EXPECT(!assert_equal(f5_with_wrong_keys, f5, 1e-9));
+  EXPECT(assert_inequal(f5_with_wrong_keys, f5, 1e-9));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */