diff --git a/test/backends/fs_poll_test.exs b/test/backends/fs_poll_test.exs
index 86d9d5316c25ef19b9eaf8b104075eb976223bdb..e2587c22ad7bc17192fcdd3f1d752f4f228e7c0b 100644
--- a/test/backends/fs_poll_test.exs
+++ b/test/backends/fs_poll_test.exs
@@ -17,18 +17,15 @@ defmodule FileSystem.Backends.FSPollTest do
 
   describe "diff" do
     test "detect created file" do
-      {created, _, _} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
-      created = ["created"]
+      assert {["created"], _, _} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
     end
 
-    test "detect modified file" do
-      {_, modified, _} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
-      modified = ["modified"]
+    test "detect deleted file" do
+      assert {_, ["deleted"], _} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
     end
 
-    test "detect deleted file" do
-      {_, _, deleted} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
-      deleted = ["deleted"]
+    test "detect modified file" do
+      assert {_, _, ["modified"]} = diff(@stale, @fresh)
     end
   end
 end