diff --git a/tests/aliby/pipeline/test_image.py b/tests/aliby/pipeline/test_image.py
index 18c46522e119526f20f7d96b7422f90ec5a1425f..f5abe3e57bb1f634b88008723f4c5db4b8471562 100644
--- a/tests/aliby/pipeline/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/aliby/pipeline/test_image.py
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ def test_pad_array(sample_da, dim, n_empty_slices):
     ]
 
     # Checks that original image array is there and is at the last index
-    assert padded_da.compute()[ix] == sample_da
+    assert np.array_equal(padded_da.compute()[ix], sample_da)
     # Checks that the additional axis is extended correctly
     assert padded_da.compute.shape[dim] == n_empty_slices + 1