diff --git a/evennia/contrib/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/tests.py
index 6e3f689985..a998196044 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/tests.py
@@ -677,8 +677,21 @@ from evennia.contrib import health_bar
 
 class TestHealthBar(EvenniaTest):
     def test_healthbar(self):
-        expected_bar_str = "|[G|w     |n|[B|w       test24 / 200test            |n"
-        self.assertTrue(health_bar.display_meter(24, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center") == expected_bar_str)
+        expected_bar_str = '|[R|w|n|[B|w            test0 / 200test             |n'
+        self.assertEqual(health_bar.display_meter(
+            0, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center"), expected_bar_str)
+        expected_bar_str = "|[R|w     |n|[B|w       test24 / 200test            |n"
+        self.assertEqual(health_bar.display_meter(
+            24, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center"), expected_bar_str)
+        expected_bar_str = '|[Y|w           test100 /|n|[B|w 200test            |n'
+        self.assertEqual(health_bar.display_meter(
+            100, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center"), expected_bar_str)
+        expected_bar_str = '|[G|w           test180 / 200test        |n|[B|w    |n'
+        self.assertEqual(health_bar.display_meter(
+            180, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center"), expected_bar_str)
+        expected_bar_str = '|[G|w           test200 / 200test            |n|[B|w|n'
+        self.assertEqual(health_bar.display_meter(
+            200, 200, length=40, pre_text="test", post_text="test", align="center"), expected_bar_str)
 
 # test mail contrib