diff --git a/test/integration/timeout.spec.js b/test/integration/timeout.spec.js
index afe5f0f629..0f98467acc 100644
--- a/test/integration/timeout.spec.js
+++ b/test/integration/timeout.spec.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('this.timeout()', function() {
         done(err);
         return;
       }
-      assert.strictEqual(res.stats.failures, 1);
+      expect(res.stats.failures, 'to be', 1);
       done();
     });
   });