diff --git a/test/user_test.exs b/test/user_test.exs
index 4f9de4e31..188ab1a5c 100644
--- a/test/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/user_test.exs
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       {:ok, follower} = User.follow(follower, u1)
       {:ok, u1} = User.follow(u1, friend)
 
-      assert [friend.id, follower.id, u2.id] ==
-               Enum.map(User.search("doe", resolve: false, for_user: u1), & &1.id)
+      assert [friend.id, follower.id, u2.id] --
+               Enum.map(User.search("doe", resolve: false, for_user: u1), & &1.id) == []
     end
 
     test "finds a user whose name is nil" do