diff --git a/src/tests/samples.py b/src/tests/samples.py
index 8c36dd89..e1a3e676 100644
--- a/src/tests/samples.py
+++ b/src/tests/samples.py
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ sample_daddr4_512 = 25152821841976547050350277460563089811513157529113201589004
 sample_statusbar_msg = "new status bar message"
 sample_inbox_msg_ids = ['27e644765a3e4b2e973ee7ccf958ea20', '51fc5531-3989-4d69-bbb5-68d64b756f5b',
                         '2c975c515f8b414db5eea60ba57ba455', 'bc1f2d8a-681c-4cc0-9a12-6067c7e1ac24']
+# second address in sample_test_subscription_address is for the announcement broadcast
 sample_test_subscription_address = ['BM-2cWQLCBGorT9pUGkYSuGGVr9LzE4mRnQaq', 'BM-GtovgYdgs7qXPkoYaRgrLFuFKz1SFpsw']
 sample_subscription_name = 'test sub'
diff --git a/src/tests/test_api.py b/src/tests/test_api.py
index 167ff298..75a4290b 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_api.py
@@ -99,21 +99,27 @@ class TestAPI(TestAPIProto):
 
     def test_message_inbox(self):
         """Test message inbox methods"""
-        self.assertTrue(
+        print("getAllInboxMessages: ", json.loads(
+                self.api.getAllInboxMessages())["inboxMessages"])
+        self.assertEqual(
             len(json.loads(
-                self.api.getAllInboxMessages())["inboxMessages"]) == 2
+                self.api.getAllInboxMessages())["inboxMessages"]),
+            2
         )
-        self.assertTrue(
+        self.assertEqual(
             len(json.loads(
-                self.api.getAllInboxMessageIds())["inboxMessageIds"]) == 2
+                self.api.getAllInboxMessageIds())["inboxMessageIds"]),
+            2
         )
-        self.assertTrue(
+        self.assertEqual(
             len(json.loads(
-                self.api.getInboxMessageById(hexlify(sample_inbox_msg_ids[2])))["inboxMessage"]) == 1
+                self.api.getInboxMessageById(hexlify(sample_inbox_msg_ids[2])))["inboxMessage"]),
+            1
         )
-        self.assertTrue(
+        self.assertEqual(
             len(json.loads(
-                self.api.getInboxMessagesByReceiver(sample_deterministic_addr4))["inboxMessages"]) == 2
+                self.api.getInboxMessagesByReceiver(sample_deterministic_addr4))["inboxMessages"]),
+            2
         )
 
     def test_delete_message(self):