diff --git a/testing/test.sh b/testing/test.sh
index 6d46c6f..5d25065 100755
--- a/testing/test.sh
+++ b/testing/test.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ title "2: Check sos hash matches"
 CMD="${HOSTURL}/hash/${BASE_TAG}:test1"
 echo "checking hash via ${CMD}"
 CHECK_HASH=$(curl --fail-with-body -s "${CMD}" | jq -r '.hash')
-[ "${OBJECT_HASH}" != "${CHECK_HASH}" ] && die "hash does not match: ${OBJECT_HASH} != ${CHECK_HASH}"
+[ "${OBJECT_HASH}" = "${CHECK_HASH}" ] || die "hash does not match: ${OBJECT_HASH} != ${CHECK_HASH}"
 }
 
 function test3() {