diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/gnomod_test.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/gnomod_test.go
index 8df3b23b761..f4ec932823f 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/gnomod_test.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/gnomod_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func TestCreateGnoModFile(t *testing.T) {
 			// Verify gno.mod file
 			bz, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dirPath, "gno.mod"))
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, string(bz), tc.out)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.out, string(bz))
 		})
 	}
 }