diff --git a/spring-integration-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jdbc/JdbcMessageStoreTests.java b/spring-integration-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jdbc/JdbcMessageStoreTests.java
index 1dbf5995b0..b37052cb94 100644
--- a/spring-integration-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jdbc/JdbcMessageStoreTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/jdbc/JdbcMessageStoreTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.springframework.integration.test.matcher.PayloadAndHeaderMatcher.sameExceptIgnorableHeaders;
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ public class JdbcMessageStoreTests {
 		Message<String> message = MessageBuilder.withPayload("foo").build();
 		message = messageStore.addMessage(message);
 		Message<String> result = messageStore.addMessage(message);
-		assertEquals(message, result);
+		assertSame(message, result);
 	}
 
 	@Test