diff --git a/js/server/tests/compaction.js b/js/server/tests/compaction.js
index 49c467f00d..05f106f865 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/compaction.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/compaction.js
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ function CompactionSuite () {
       assertEqual(n / 2, fig["dead"]["count"]);
       assertTrue(0 < fig["dead"]["size"]);
       assertTrue(0 < fig["dead"]["deletion"]);
-      assertEqual(0 <= fig["journals"]["count"]);
+      assertTrue(0 <= fig["journals"]["count"]);
       assertTrue(0 < fig["datafiles"]["count"]);
 
       // trigger GC