diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 988fdb7ba..6cb18322d 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestDataAvailableOnlyAfterCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 	seriesSet := query(t, querier, labels.NewEqualMatcher("foo", "bar"))
 
-	testutil.Equals(t, seriesSet, map[string][]sample{})
+	testutil.Equals(t, map[string][]sample{}, seriesSet)
 	testutil.Ok(t, querier.Close())
 
 	err = app.Commit()
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestDataAvailableOnlyAfterCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	seriesSet = query(t, querier, labels.NewEqualMatcher("foo", "bar"))
 
-	testutil.Equals(t, seriesSet, map[string][]sample{`{foo="bar"}`: {{t: 0, v: 0}}})
+	testutil.Equals(t, map[string][]sample{`{foo="bar"}`: {{t: 0, v: 0}}}, seriesSet)
 }
 
 func TestDataNotAvailableAfterRollback(t *testing.T) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestDataNotAvailableAfterRollback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	seriesSet := query(t, querier, labels.NewEqualMatcher("foo", "bar"))
 
-	testutil.Equals(t, seriesSet, map[string][]sample{})
+	testutil.Equals(t, map[string][]sample{}, seriesSet)
 }
 
 func TestDBAppenderAddRef(t *testing.T) {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestDBAppenderAddRef(t *testing.T) {
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 
 	err = app2.AddFast(9999999, 1, 1)
-	testutil.Equals(t, errors.Cause(err), ErrNotFound)
+	testutil.Equals(t, ErrNotFound, errors.Cause(err))
 
 	testutil.Ok(t, app2.Commit())
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func TestDB_Snapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, series.Err())
 	}
 	testutil.Ok(t, seriesSet.Err())
-	testutil.Equals(t, sum, 1000.0)
+	testutil.Equals(t, 1000.0, sum)
 }
 
 func TestDB_SnapshotWithDelete(t *testing.T) {
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ func TestWALFlushedOnDBClose(t *testing.T) {
 
 	values, err := q.LabelValues("labelname")
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
-	testutil.Equals(t, values, []string{"labelvalue"})
+	testutil.Equals(t, []string{"labelvalue"}, values)
 }
 
 func TestTombstoneClean(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/head_test.go b/head_test.go
index 4c7968869..76a8b72e6 100644
--- a/head_test.go
+++ b/head_test.go
@@ -858,5 +858,5 @@ func TestHead_LogRollback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	series, ok := recs[0].([]RefSeries)
 	testutil.Assert(t, ok, "expected series record but got %+v", recs[0])
-	testutil.Equals(t, series, []RefSeries{{Ref: 1, Labels: labels.FromStrings("a", "b")}})
+	testutil.Equals(t, []RefSeries{{Ref: 1, Labels: labels.FromStrings("a", "b")}}, series)
 }
diff --git a/wal_test.go b/wal_test.go
index b16680a99..e145188d1 100644
--- a/wal_test.go
+++ b/wal_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestSegmentWAL_cut(t *testing.T) {
 		et, flag, b, err := newWALReader(nil, nil).entry(f)
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		testutil.Equals(t, WALEntrySeries, et)
-		testutil.Equals(t, flag, byte(walSeriesSimple))
+		testutil.Equals(t, byte(walSeriesSimple), flag)
 		testutil.Equals(t, []byte("Hello World!!"), b)
 	}
 }