diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
index d8aedb3..823a065 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/XMLTest.java
@@ -1184,7 +1184,9 @@ public class XMLTest {
         JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
         String expectedXmlString = "<encloser><outer><innerOne></innerOne><innerTwo>two</innerTwo></outer></encloser>";
         String xmlForm = XML.toString(jsonObject,"encloser", new XMLParserConfiguration().withCloseEmptyTag(true));
-        assertEquals(expectedXmlString, xmlForm);
+        JSONObject actualJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(xmlForm);
+        JSONObject expectedJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(expectedXmlString);
+        assertTrue(expectedJsonObject.similar(actualJsonObject));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -1193,7 +1195,9 @@ public class XMLTest {
         JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject(jsonString);
         String expectedXmlString = "<encloser><outer><innerOne/><innerTwo>two</innerTwo></outer></encloser>";
         String xmlForm = XML.toString(jsonObject,"encloser", new XMLParserConfiguration().withCloseEmptyTag(false));
-        assertEquals(expectedXmlString, xmlForm);
+        JSONObject actualJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(xmlForm);
+        JSONObject expectedJsonObject = XML.toJSONObject(expectedXmlString);
+        assertTrue(expectedJsonObject.similar(actualJsonObject));
     }