diff --git a/org.eclipse.tips.tests/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/TipTest.java b/org.eclipse.tips.tests/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/TipTest.java
index 37b9f94d1..920fea340 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.tips.tests/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/TipTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.tips.tests/src/org/eclipse/tips/core/TipTest.java
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public void testGetSubject() {
 	public void testEqualsObject() {
 		TestTip testTip = new TestTip(fProvider.getID(), HTML, SUBJECT_TIP);
 		TestTip testTipx = new TestTip(fProvider.getID(), HTML, SUBJECT_TIP);
-		assertNotNull(testTip);
-		assertEquals(testTip, testTip.equals(testTip));
+		assertFalse(testTip.equals(fTip));
+		assertTrue(testTip.equals(testTipx));
 		assertNotEquals(fTip, testTip);
 		assertEquals(testTipx, testTip);