diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/nativeimpl/jvm/tests/VariableReturnType.java b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/nativeimpl/jvm/tests/VariableReturnType.java
index fa635a81fa94..e1a2a8686c51 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/nativeimpl/jvm/tests/VariableReturnType.java
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/nativeimpl/jvm/tests/VariableReturnType.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public static BXml getXml(BTypedesc td, BXml val) {
             return val;
         }
 
-        assert describingType.getTag() == XML_COMMENT_TAG : describingType;
+        Assert.assertEquals(describingType.getTag(), XML_COMMENT_TAG, describingType.toString());
         return val;
     }