diff --git a/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/TestResourceAccessor.java b/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/TestResourceAccessor.java
index ce11b2f1b9d..2b302785f66 100644
--- a/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/TestResourceAccessor.java
+++ b/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/TestResourceAccessor.java
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ public void testGetResources() throws IOException {
 
     Set<String> resources = OBJECT_MAPPER.readValue(idealStates,
         OBJECT_MAPPER.getTypeFactory().constructCollectionType(Set.class, String.class));
-    Assert.assertEquals(resources, _resourcesMap.get("TestCluster_0"), "Resources from response: "
-        + resources + " vs clusters actually: " + _resourcesMap.get("TestCluster_0"));
+    Assert.assertEquals(resources.size(), _resourcesMap.get("TestCluster_0").size(), "Sizes are not equal");
+    Assert.assertTrue(resources.containsAll(_resourcesMap.get("TestCluster_0")), "resources does not contain all "
+    + "elements from _resourcesMap");
+    Assert.assertTrue(_resourcesMap.get("TestCluster_0").containsAll(resources), "_resourcesMap does not contain all "
+        + "elements from resources");
     System.out.println("End test :" + TestHelper.getTestMethodName());
   }