diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
index 26a4793488..2601bd3db6 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public abstract class BaseAPI
         try
         {
             HttpResponse httpResponse = doRequestJson(HttpPost.class, requestUrl, adminUser, adminPassword, requestParams);
-            assertEquals("POST request to " + requestUrl + " was not successful.", httpResponse.getStatusLine().getStatusCode(), expectedStatusCode);
+            assertEquals("POST request to " + requestUrl + " was not successful.", expectedStatusCode, httpResponse.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
             return httpResponse;
         }
         catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException error)