diff --git a/tests/application/modules/AbstractControllerTestCase.php b/tests/application/modules/AbstractControllerTestCase.php
index af811a24f3a45d5f59ececaee48ce77b918d3fbd..8a7c300007f0c97982ff0507a12f242876f60fcf 100644
--- a/tests/application/modules/AbstractControllerTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/application/modules/AbstractControllerTestCase.php
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ abstract class AbstractControllerTestCase extends Zend_Test_PHPUnit_ControllerTe
     $messages = $this->_getFlashMessengerMessages();
     $this->assertContains($value,
                           $this->_getFlashMessengerMessages(),
-                          implode(',', $messages));
+                          $message);
   }