diff --git a/code/tests/modules/resource_manager_ut.h b/code/tests/modules/resource_manager_ut.h
index d1266f6f0..f3e4205b6 100644
--- a/code/tests/modules/resource_manager_ut.h
+++ b/code/tests/modules/resource_manager_ut.h
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ MODULE(resource_manager, {
 
         auto result = manager.StartAll();
         EQUALS(static_cast<bool>(result), false);
-        EQUALS(result.GetError(), std::string("Resource 'req-user' depends on missing resource 'req-absent'"));
+        STREQUALS(result.GetError().c_str(), "Resource 'req-user' depends on missing resource 'req-absent'");
 
         engine.Shutdown();
         TestManagerHelper::Cleanup();