diff --git a/evennia/prototypes/tests.py b/evennia/prototypes/tests.py
index 50aa3277c0..ae7e5bbfe2 100644
--- a/evennia/prototypes/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/prototypes/tests.py
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ class TestPrototypeStorage(EvenniaTest):
 
         # partial match
         with mock.patch("evennia.prototypes.prototypes._MODULE_PROTOTYPES", {}):
-            self.assertEqual(
-                set(protlib.search_prototype("prot")), set([prot1b, prot2, prot3]))
-            self.assertEqual(
-                set(protlib.search_prototype(tags="foo1")), set([prot1b, prot2, prot3]))
+            self.assertCountEqual(
+                protlib.search_prototype("prot"), [prot1b, prot2, prot3])
+            self.assertCountEqual(
+                protlib.search_prototype(tags="foo1"), [prot1b, prot2, prot3])
 
         self.assertTrue(str(str(protlib.list_prototypes(self.char1))))