diff --git a/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentConfigurationTest.java b/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentConfigurationTest.java
index 9da95d4..318ce49 100644
--- a/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/scr/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/scr/integration/ComponentConfigurationTest.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
         delay();
 
         TestCase.assertEquals( Component.STATE_ACTIVE, component.getState() );
-        TestCase.assertEquals( instance, SimpleComponent.INSTANCE );
+        TestCase.assertNotSame( instance, SimpleComponent.INSTANCE );
         TestCase.assertNull( SimpleComponent.INSTANCE.getProperty( PROP_NAME ) );
         TestCase.assertEquals( pid, SimpleComponent.INSTANCE.getProperty( Constants.SERVICE_PID ) );