diff --git a/tests/notify/test_listener.py b/tests/notify/test_listener.py
index cd0e4c448..8f0c30918 100644
--- a/tests/notify/test_listener.py
+++ b/tests/notify/test_listener.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class TestNotifyListener(test_utils.BaseTestCase, ListenerSetupMixin):
         self.assertIsInstance(listener.dispatcher,
                               dispatcher.NotificationDispatcher)
         self.assertIs(listener.dispatcher.endpoints, endpoints)
-        self.assertIs(listener.executor, 'blocking')
+        self.assertEqual('blocking', listener.executor)
 
     def test_no_target_topic(self):
         transport = messaging.get_transport(self.conf, url='fake:')
diff --git a/tests/rpc/test_server.py b/tests/rpc/test_server.py
index 5a1308154..f4f5120c5 100644
--- a/tests/rpc/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/rpc/test_server.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class TestRPCServer(test_utils.BaseTestCase, ServerSetupMixin):
         self.assertIsInstance(server.dispatcher, messaging.RPCDispatcher)
         self.assertIs(server.dispatcher.endpoints, endpoints)
         self.assertIs(server.dispatcher.serializer, serializer)
-        self.assertIs(server.executor, 'blocking')
+        self.assertEqual('blocking', server.executor)
 
     def test_no_target_server(self):
         transport = messaging.get_transport(self.conf, url='fake:')