diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_asserts.nu b/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_asserts.nu
index 43f716685..1c1dc30c8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_asserts.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_asserts.nu
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ export def test_assert_equal [] {
     assert equal (1 + 2) 3
     assert equal (0.1 + 0.2 | into string | into decimal) 0.3 # 0.30000000000000004 == 0.3
     assert error { assert equal 1 "foo" }
-    assert error { assert equal (1 + 2) "4)" }
+    assert error { assert equal (1 + 2) 4 }
 }
 
 export def test_assert_not_equal [] {
     assert not equal (1 + 2) 4
     assert not equal 1 "foo"
-    assert not equal (1 + 2) "3)"
+    assert not equal (1 + 2) "3"
     assert error { assert not equal 1 1 }
 }