diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index c5f33b921a..51cabcbade 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/JUnitMethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ abstract class JUnitMethodBodyBuilder extends MethodBodyBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	protected String getResponseBodyPropertyComparisonString(String property, String value) {
-		return "assertThat(responseBody${property}).isEqualTo(\"${value}\");"
+		return "assertThat(responseBody${property}).isEqualTo(\"${value}\")"
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index a795923e0e..e8b9efb6e0 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 			addColonIfRequired(blockBuilder)
 		} else {
 			blockBuilder.addLine(getResponseBodyPropertyComparisonString(property, value))
-			addColonIfRequired(blockBuilder)
 		}
 	}