diff --git a/koans/about_symbols.rb b/koans/about_symbols.rb
index 2a7f4a3..6133faa 100644
--- a/koans/about_symbols.rb
+++ b/koans/about_symbols.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class AboutSymbols < EdgeCase::Koan
     symbol2 = :a_symbol
     symbol3 = :something_else
 
-    assert symbol1 == __
-    assert symbol1 != __
+    assert_equal __, symbol1 == symbol2
+    assert_equal __, symbol1 == symbol3
   end
 
   def test_identical_symbols_are_a_single_internal_object
diff --git a/src/about_symbols.rb b/src/about_symbols.rb
index e06f5e1..d618e7c 100644
--- a/src/about_symbols.rb
+++ b/src/about_symbols.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class AboutSymbols < EdgeCase::Koan
     symbol2 = :a_symbol
     symbol3 = :something_else
 
-    assert symbol1 == __(symbol2)
-    assert symbol1 != __(symbol3)
+    assert_equal __(true), symbol1 == symbol2
+    assert_equal __(false), symbol1 == symbol3
   end
 
   def test_identical_symbols_are_a_single_internal_object