diff --git a/test/integration/hook.pubsub.modelEvents.context.test.js b/test/integration/hook.pubsub.modelEvents.context.test.js
index 49a06b51d..c809fe4b1 100644
--- a/test/integration/hook.pubsub.modelEvents.context.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/hook.pubsub.modelEvents.context.test.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('pubsub :: ', function() {
           socket2.on('user', function(message) {
             clearTimeout(timer);
             try {
-              assert(message.id === 1 && message.verb === 'updated' && message.data.name === 'bob', Err.badResponse(message));
+              assert(message.id == 1 && message.verb === 'updated' && message.data.name === 'bob', Err.badResponse(message));
             }
             catch (e) { return done(e); }