diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
index 0e4fc48f7..3a1c23d23 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('given some notifications', () => {
           })
           await expect(
             query({ query: notificationQuery, variables: { ...variables, read: false } }),
-          ).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+          ).resolves.toMatchObject(expected)
         })
 
         describe('if a resource gets deleted', () => {