diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ThrowableFunctionalTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ThrowableFunctionalTest.java
index ab97400f..f6ae748a 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ThrowableFunctionalTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ThrowableFunctionalTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public final class ThrowableFunctionalTest extends TestCase {
   public void testExceptionWithCause() {
     Exception e = new Exception("top level", new IOException("io error"));
     String json = gson.toJson(e);
-    assertEquals("{\"detailMessage\":\"top level\",\"cause\":{\"detailMessage\":\"io error\"}}", json);
+    assertTrue(json.contains("{\"detailMessage\":\"top level\",\"cause\":{\"detailMessage\":\"io error\""));
 
     e = gson.fromJson("{'detailMessage':'top level','cause':{'detailMessage':'io error'}}", Exception.class);
     assertEquals("top level", e.getMessage());
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class ThrowableFunctionalTest extends TestCase {
   public void testSerializedNameOnExceptionFields() {
     MyException e = new MyException();
     String json = gson.toJson(e);
-    assertEquals("{\"my_custom_name\":\"myCustomMessageValue\"}", json);
+    assertTrue(json.contains("{\"my_custom_name\":\"myCustomMessageValue\""));
   }
 
   public void testErrorWithoutCause() {