diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/packages/ToricHigherDirectImages.m2 b/M2/Macaulay2/packages/ToricHigherDirectImages.m2
index 7205c54497a..f9f7e5b5225 100644
--- a/M2/Macaulay2/packages/ToricHigherDirectImages.m2
+++ b/M2/Macaulay2/packages/ToricHigherDirectImages.m2
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ assert(isWellDefined phi)
 D = {0,-2,0,0,0,-2,1,0}
 HT = computeEigencharacters(phi,1,D);
 chars = keys HT
-assert(chars == {matrix{{0},{1}}, matrix{{0},{-1}}})
+assert(set chars == set {matrix{{0},{1}}, matrix{{0},{-1}}})
 ///
 
 end--