diff --git a/bindings/grpc/tests/api/domain_linkage.rs b/bindings/grpc/tests/api/domain_linkage.rs
index 05819710d..96b7b933a 100644
--- a/bindings/grpc/tests/api/domain_linkage.rs
+++ b/bindings/grpc/tests/api/domain_linkage.rs
@@ -125,16 +125,25 @@ async fn can_validate_domain() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
       did_configuration: configuration_resource.to_string(),
     })
     .await?;
-  let did_id = IotaDocument::from_json(&did)?.id().to_string();
+
+  // created and updated are retrieved directly from the contract and not from the given DID document,
+  // so we'll replace them with values from the result for the check here
+  let validated_did_response = response.into_inner();
+  let mut did_document: IotaDocument = IotaDocument::from_json(&did)?;
+  let did_id = did_document.id().to_string();
+  let response_did_document: IotaDocument =
+    serde_json::from_str(&validated_did_response.linked_dids.as_ref().unwrap().valid[0].did).unwrap();
+  did_document.metadata.created = response_did_document.metadata.created;
+  did_document.metadata.updated = response_did_document.metadata.updated;
 
   assert_eq!(
-    response.into_inner(),
+    validated_did_response,
     ValidateDomainResponse {
       linked_dids: Some(LinkedDids {
         invalid: vec![],
         valid: vec![ValidDid {
           service_id: did_id,
-          did: did.to_string().clone(),
+          did: did_document.to_string().clone(),
           credential: jwt.as_str().to_string(),
         }]
       }),