diff --git a/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/test/search/functional/searchServices/search/SearchPermissionsTest.java b/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/test/search/functional/searchServices/search/SearchPermissionsTest.java
index 7b23b59c3..f2b79e547 100644
--- a/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/test/search/functional/searchServices/search/SearchPermissionsTest.java
+++ b/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/test/search/functional/searchServices/search/SearchPermissionsTest.java
@@ -124,22 +124,22 @@ public class SearchPermissionsTest extends AbstractE2EFunctionalTest
         // Search as testUser: expect all: 5 results: When user is a Site Manager
         SearchResponse response = queryAsUser(testUser, "cm:name:perm*");
         int resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 5, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 5, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 5, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 5, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser1: expect 3 results: when user is a site member but without permission to a content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser1, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 3, "Unexpected Result count for testUser1: Expected 3, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 3, "Unexpected Result count for testUser1: Expected 3, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser2: expect 1 result: When user isn't a site member but has granular permissions to a content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser2, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser2: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser2: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser3: expect none: 0 results: When user isn't a site member / does not have granular permissions to the content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser3, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 0, "Unexpected Result count for testUser3: Expected 0, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 0, "Unexpected Result count for testUser3: Expected 0, received: " + resultCount);
     }
 
     @Test(priority = 2)
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ public class SearchPermissionsTest extends AbstractE2EFunctionalTest
         // Search as testUser: expect all: 6 results: When user is a Site Manager
         SearchResponse response = queryAsUser(testUser, "cm:name:perm*");
         int resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 6, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 6, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 6, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 6, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser1: expect 3 results: when user is a site member but without permission to a content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser1, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 3, "Unexpected Result count for testUser1: Expected 3, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 3, "Unexpected Result count for testUser1: Expected 3, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser2: expect 1 result: When user isn't a site member but has granular permissions to a content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser2, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser2: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser2: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
 
         // Search as testUser3: expect none: 0 results: When user isn't a site member / does not have granular permissions to the content
         response = queryAsUser(testUser3, "cm:name:perm*");
         resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 0, "Unexpected Result count for testUser3: Expected 0, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 0, "Unexpected Result count for testUser3: Expected 0, received: " + resultCount);
     }
 
     @Test(priority = 3)
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ public class SearchPermissionsTest extends AbstractE2EFunctionalTest
         // Query
         SearchResponse response = queryAsUser(testUser, folderName);
         int resultCount = response.getPagination().getCount();
-        Assert.assertTrue(resultCount == 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
+        Assert.assertEquals(resultCount, 1, "Unexpected Result count for testUser: Expected 1, received: " + resultCount);
     }
 }