diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/test_cors_middleware.py b/glance/tests/functional/test_cors_middleware.py
index d2a1156297..5484e2b786 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/test_cors_middleware.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/test_cors_middleware.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TestCORSMiddleware(functional.FunctionalTest):
                 'Access-Control-Request-Method': 'GET'
             })
 
-        self.assertEqual(r_headers.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(200, r_headers.status)
         self.assertIn('access-control-allow-origin', r_headers)
         self.assertEqual('http://valid.example.com',
                          r_headers['access-control-allow-origin'])
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TestCORSMiddleware(functional.FunctionalTest):
                 'Access-Control-Request-Method': 'GET'
             })
 
-        self.assertEqual(r_headers.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(200, r_headers.status)
         self.assertNotIn('access-control-allow-origin', r_headers)
 
     def test_valid_cors_get_request(self):
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class TestCORSMiddleware(functional.FunctionalTest):
                 'Origin': 'http://valid.example.com'
             })
 
-        self.assertEqual(r_headers.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(200, r_headers.status)
         self.assertIn('access-control-allow-origin', r_headers)
         self.assertEqual('http://valid.example.com',
                          r_headers['access-control-allow-origin'])
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ class TestCORSMiddleware(functional.FunctionalTest):
                 'Origin': 'http://invalid.example.com'
             })
 
-        self.assertEqual(r_headers.status, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(200, r_headers.status)
         self.assertNotIn('access-control-allow-origin', r_headers)