diff --git a/test/nets/NetFactoryTest.cpp b/test/nets/NetFactoryTest.cpp
index 84549cb..e0c8656 100644
--- a/test/nets/NetFactoryTest.cpp
+++ b/test/nets/NetFactoryTest.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ namespace {
         auto_ptr<Net> net = createInstance(NET_TYPE_ORNET, size);
         EXPECT_TRUE(net.get());
         EXPECT_EQ(size, net->getNoInputs());
-        EXPECT_EQ(NET_TYPE_ORNET, net->getNetType());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, strcmp(NET_TYPE_ORNET, net->getNetType()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/nets/NeuronFactoryTest.cpp b/test/nets/NeuronFactoryTest.cpp
index 1c81cae..8b71e4e 100644
--- a/test/nets/NeuronFactoryTest.cpp
+++ b/test/nets/NeuronFactoryTest.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace {
                 size);
         EXPECT_TRUE(neuron.get());
         EXPECT_EQ(size, neuron->getWeights()->getSize());
-        EXPECT_EQ(NEURON_TYPE_BDN, neuron->getType());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, strcmp(NEURON_TYPE_BDN, neuron->getType()));
     }
 
     /*
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ namespace {
                 size);
         EXPECT_TRUE(bdn.get());
         EXPECT_EQ(size, bdn->getWeights()->getSize());
-        EXPECT_EQ(NEURON_TYPE_BDN, bdn->getType());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, strcmp(NEURON_TYPE_BDN, bdn->getType()));
     }
 }