diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ContentTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ContentTests.swift
index 7e70e6e4a..bea50b851 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ContentTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ContentTests.swift
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
         let content = OpenAPI.Content(schema: .init(.external("hello.json#/world")))
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "schema" : {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
         let content = OpenAPI.Content(schema: .init(.string))
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "schema" : {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
                                       example: [ "hello": "world" ])
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "example" : {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
                                       examples: ["hello": .b(OpenAPI.Example(value: .init([ "hello": "world" ])))])
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "examples" : {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
                                       encoding: ["json": .init(contentType: .json)])
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "encoding" : {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "schema" : {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedContent = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: content)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContent,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContent,
 """
 {
   "schema" : {
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
   "contentType" : "text\\/csv"
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
   "headers" : {
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
   "style" : "pipeDelimited"
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
   "explode" : false
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ extension ContentTests {
 
         let encodedEncoding = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: encoding)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedEncoding,
 """
 {
   "allowReserved" : true
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DiscriminatorTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DiscriminatorTests.swift
index 4bdeb6cfd..9e9021747 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DiscriminatorTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DiscriminatorTests.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extension DiscriminatorTests {
         let discriminator = OpenAPI.Discriminator(propertyName: "hello")
         let encodedDiscriminator = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: discriminator)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedDiscriminator,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedDiscriminator,
 """
 {
   "propertyName" : "hello"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ extension DiscriminatorTests {
                                                   mapping: ["hello": "world"])
         let encodedDiscriminator = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: discriminator)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedDiscriminator,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedDiscriminator,
 """
 {
   "mapping" : {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentInfoTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentInfoTests.swift
index 9b66f64a9..22331aa2c 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentInfoTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentInfoTests.swift
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedLicense = try testStringFromEncoding(of: license)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedLicense,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedLicense,
 """
 {
   "name" : "MIT"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedLicense = try testStringFromEncoding(of: license)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedLicense,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedLicense,
 """
 {
   "name" : "MIT",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedContact = try testStringFromEncoding(of: contact)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContact,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContact,
 """
 {
   "name" : "contact"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedContact = try testStringFromEncoding(of: contact)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContact,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContact,
 """
 {
   "url" : "http:\\/\\/google.com"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedContact = try testStringFromEncoding(of: contact)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedContact,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedContact,
 """
 {
   "email" : "email"
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedInfo = try testStringFromEncoding(of: info)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedInfo,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedInfo,
 """
 {
   "title" : "title",
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedInfo = try testStringFromEncoding(of: info)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedInfo,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedInfo,
 """
 {
   "description" : "description",
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedInfo = try testStringFromEncoding(of: info)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedInfo,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedInfo,
 """
 {
   "termsOfService" : "http:\\/\\/google.com",
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedInfo = try testStringFromEncoding(of: info)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedInfo,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedInfo,
                        """
 {
   "contact" : {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ extension DocumentInfoTests {
 
         let encodedInfo = try testStringFromEncoding(of: info)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedInfo,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedInfo,
 """
 {
   "license" : {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentTests.swift
index 6b03af389..a67b1fb31 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/DocumentTests.swift
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ final class DocumentTests: XCTestCase {
                     XCTFail("Expected data corrupted decoding error")
                     return
             }
-            XCTAssertEqual(context.debugDescription, "Each key found in a Security Requirement dictionary must refer to a Security Scheme present in the Components dictionary.")
+            assertJSONEquivalent(context.debugDescription, "Each key found in a Security Requirement dictionary must refer to a Security Scheme present in the Components dictionary.")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ extension DocumentTests {
         )
         let encodedDocument = try testStringFromEncoding(of: document)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(
+        assertJSONEquivalent(
             encodedDocument,
 """
 {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExampleTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExampleTests.swift
index f43d389c7..14774e63c 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExampleTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExampleTests.swift
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ extension ExampleTests {
                                       value: .init(URL(string: "https://google.com")!))
         let encodedExample = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: example)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExample,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExample,
 """
 {
   "externalValue" : "https:\\/\\/google.com",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ extension ExampleTests {
                                       value: .init("world"))
         let encodedExample = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: example)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExample,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExample,
 """
 {
   "description" : "hello",
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extension ExampleTests {
                                       vendorExtensions: ["x-hello": 10])
         let encodedExample = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: example)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExample,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExample,
                        """
 {
   "value" : "world",
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ extension ExampleTests {
         let example = OpenAPI.Example(value: .init("world"))
         let encodedExample = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: example)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExample,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExample,
                        """
 {
   "value" : "world"
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ extension ExampleTests {
         let example = OpenAPI.Example(value: .init(URL(string: "https://google.com")!))
         let encodedExample = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: example)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExample,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExample,
 """
 {
   "externalValue" : "https:\\/\\/google.com"
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExternalDocTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExternalDocTests.swift
index 299561cd2..20e2244de 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExternalDocTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ExternalDocTests.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extension ExternalDocTests {
 
         let encodedExternalDoc = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: externalDoc)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExternalDoc,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExternalDoc,
 """
 {
   "description" : "hello world",
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extension ExternalDocTests {
 
         let encodedExternalDoc = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: externalDoc)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedExternalDoc,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedExternalDoc,
 """
 {
   "url" : "http:\\/\\/google.com"
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/HeaderTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/HeaderTests.swift
index 50e38af5a..2b16772fa 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/HeaderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/HeaderTests.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extension HeaderTests {
 
         let headerEncoding = try testStringFromEncoding(of: header)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(headerEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(headerEncoding,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ extension HeaderTests {
 
         let headerEncoding = try testStringFromEncoding(of: header)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(headerEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(headerEncoding,
 """
 {
   "schema" : {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ extension HeaderTests {
 
         let headerEncoding = try testStringFromEncoding(of: header)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(headerEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(headerEncoding,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ extension HeaderTests {
 
         let headerEncoding = try testStringFromEncoding(of: header)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(headerEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(headerEncoding,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ extension HeaderTests {
 
         let headerEncoding = try testStringFromEncoding(of: header)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(headerEncoding,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(headerEncoding,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/RequestTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/RequestTests.swift
index 7a269a4aa..d40181eeb 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/RequestTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/RequestTests.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
         let request = OpenAPI.Request(content: content)
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString, "{\n  \"content\" : {\n\n  }\n}")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString, "{\n  \"content\" : {\n\n  }\n}")
     }
 
     func test_onlyEmptyContent_decode() {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
             ])
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
         ])
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
                                       content: [:])
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
                                       required: true)
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
             ])
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
                        """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ extension RequestTests {
             ])
         let encodedString = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: request)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedString,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedString,
                        """
 {
   "content" : {
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ResponseTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ResponseTests.swift
index 3c6e8ed0a..7718adde6 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ResponseTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ResponseTests.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ extension ResponseTests {
         let response = OpenAPI.Response(description: "", content: [:])
         let encodedResponse = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: response)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedResponse,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedResponse,
 """
 {
   "description" : ""
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extension ResponseTests {
         let response2 = OpenAPI.Response(description: "", headers: [:], content: [:])
         let encodedResponse2 = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: response2)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedResponse2,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedResponse2,
 """
 {
   "description" : "",
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ extension ResponseTests {
 
         let encodedResponse = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: response)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedResponse,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedResponse,
 """
 {
   "content" : {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ extension ResponseTests {
         let status = StatusCodeWrapper(status: .default)
         let encodedStatus = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: status)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedStatus,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedStatus,
 """
 {
   "status" : "default"
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ extension ResponseTests {
         let status = StatusCodeWrapper(status: 123)
         let encodedStatus = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: status)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedStatus,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedStatus,
 """
 {
   "status" : "123"
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectInternalTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectInternalTests.swift
index 480b1243d..fd1abb0f5 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectInternalTests.swift	
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectInternalTests.swift	
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ class SchemaObjectInternalTests: XCTestCase {
 
     func test_fragmentValue() {
         let f1 = JSONSchema.fragmentString(from: true)
-        XCTAssertEqual(f1, "true")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(f1, "true")
 
         let f2 = JSONSchema.fragmentString(from: 10)
-        XCTAssertEqual(f2, "10")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(f2, "10")
 
         let f3 = JSONSchema.fragmentString(from: 11.3)
-        XCTAssertEqual(f3, "11.3")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(f3, "11.3")
 
         let f4 = JSONSchema.fragmentString(from: Float(3.4))
-        XCTAssertEqual(f4, "3.4")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(f4, "3.4")
 
         let f5 = JSONSchema.fragmentString(from: "hello world")
-        XCTAssertEqual(f5, "\"hello world\"")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(f5, "\"hello world\"")
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectTests.swift
index 44dc2064d..b4f0f8d82 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectTests.swift	
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Schema Object/SchemaObjectTests.swift	
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ final class SchemaObjectTests: XCTestCase {
         let not = JSONSchema.not(.string)
         let ref = JSONSchema.reference(.external("hello.yml"))
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(object.example, "{\n\n}")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(object.example, "{\n\n}")
 
         XCTAssertNil(all.example)
         XCTAssertNil(one.example)
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ final class SchemaObjectTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertThrowsError(try JSONSchema.reference(.external("hello/world.json#/hello"))
             .with(example: ["hello"], using: testEncoder))
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(object.example, "{\n\n}")
-        XCTAssertEqual(array.example, "[\n  \"hello\"\n]")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(object.example, "{\n\n}")
+        assertJSONEquivalent(array.example, "[\n  \"hello\"\n]")
 
         XCTAssertEqual(boolean.example, "true")
         XCTAssertEqual(double.example, "10.5")
@@ -3231,14 +3231,14 @@ extension SchemaObjectTests {
     }
 }
 
-private func testEncodingPropertyLines<T: Encodable>(entity: T, propertyLines: [String]) {
+private func testEncodingPropertyLines<T: Encodable>(entity: T, propertyLines: [String], file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #line) {
     var expectedString = "{\n"
     for line in propertyLines {
         expectedString += "  " + line + "\n"
     }
     expectedString += "}"
 
-    XCTAssertEqual(try? testStringFromEncoding(of: entity), expectedString)
+    assertJSONEquivalent(try? testStringFromEncoding(of: entity), expectedString, file: file, line: line)
 }
 
 private func testAllSharedSimpleContextEncoding<T: Encodable>(
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ServerTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ServerTests.swift
index deffea129..f8d34f5c8 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ServerTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/ServerTests.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extension ServerTests {
         let server = Server(url: URL(string: "https://hello.com")!)
         let encodedServer = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: server)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedServer,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedServer,
 """
 {
   "url" : "https:\\/\\/hello.com"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ extension ServerTests {
             ])
         let encodedServer = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: server)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedServer,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedServer,
 """
 {
   "description" : "hello world",
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TagTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TagTests.swift
index c7da52993..6a94dcf8e 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TagTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TagTests.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extension TagTests {
         let tag = OpenAPI.Tag(name: "hello")
         let encodedTag = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: tag)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedTag,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedTag,
 """
 {
   "name" : "hello"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extension TagTests {
                               description: "world")
         let encodedTag = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: tag)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedTag,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedTag,
 """
 {
   "description" : "world",
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ extension TagTests {
                               externalDocs: .init(url: URL(string: "http://google.com")!))
         let encodedTag = try! testStringFromEncoding(of: tag)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encodedTag,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encodedTag,
 """
 {
   "description" : "world",
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TestHelpers.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TestHelpers.swift
index 472c89ff5..1d95835fc 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TestHelpers.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/TestHelpers.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
+import XCTest
 
 let testEncoder = { () -> JSONEncoder in
     let encoder = JSONEncoder()
@@ -38,3 +39,24 @@ let testDecoder = { () -> JSONDecoder in
     #endif
     return decoder
 }()
+
+func assertJSONEquivalent(_ str1: String?, _ str2: String?, file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #line) {
+
+    // when testing on Linux, pretty printing has slightly different
+    // meaning so the tests pass on OS X as written but need whitespace
+    // stripped to pass on Linux
+    #if os(Linux)
+    var str1 = str1
+    var str2 = str2
+
+    str1?.removeAll { $0.isWhitespace }
+    str2?.removeAll { $0.isWhitespace }
+    #endif
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(
+        str1,
+        str2,
+        file: file,
+        line: line
+    )
+}
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/VendorExtendableTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/VendorExtendableTests.swift
index fa3670029..da735a7bf 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/VendorExtendableTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/VendorExtendableTests.swift
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ extension VendorExtendableTests {
 
         let encoded = try testStringFromEncoding(of: test)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(encoded,
+        assertJSONEquivalent(encoded,
 """
 {
   "one" : "world",
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/XMLTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/XMLTests.swift
index d35f0cc61..a15592125 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/XMLTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/XMLTests.swift
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extension XMLTests {
         let xml = OpenAPI.XML()
         let encodedXML = try testStringFromEncoding(of: xml)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(
+        assertJSONEquivalent(
             encodedXML,
 """
 {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extension XMLTests {
         )
         let encodedXML = try testStringFromEncoding(of: xml)
 
-        XCTAssertEqual(
+        assertJSONEquivalent(
             encodedXML,
 """
 {