diff --git a/test/pummel/test-net-many-clients.js b/test/pummel/test-net-many-clients.js
index 657b03abdec205..db7da1ae041341 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-net-many-clients.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-many-clients.js
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ function runClient(callback) {
 
   client.on('close', function(had_error) {
     console.log('.');
-    assert.strictEqual(false, had_error);
-    assert.strictEqual(bytes, client.recved.length);
+    assert.strictEqual(had_error, false);
+    assert.strictEqual(client.recved.length, bytes);
 
     if (client.fd) {
       console.log(client.fd);
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
 });
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
-  assert.strictEqual(connections_per_client * concurrency, total_connections);
+  assert.strictEqual(total_connections, connections_per_client * concurrency);
   console.log('\nokay!');
 });