diff --git a/troveclient/tests/test_backups.py b/troveclient/tests/test_backups.py
index 34b2e5a1..a7dd0854 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/test_backups.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/test_backups.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class BackupTest(testtools.TestCase):
         super(BackupTest, self).tearDown()
 
     def test___repr__(self):
-        self.assertEqual(repr(self.backup), '<Backup: my backup>')
+        self.assertEqual('<Backup: my backup>', repr(self.backup))
 
 
 class BackupManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/test_base.py b/troveclient/tests/test_base.py
index 223aa3f6..c187e566 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/test_base.py
@@ -296,20 +296,20 @@ class MangerPaginationTests(ManagerTest):
     def test_pagination(self):
         resp = self.manager._paginated(self.url, self.response_key)
         self.manager.api.client.get.assert_called_with(self.url)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.items[0].foo, 'p1')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.items[1].foo, 'p2')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.next, self.marker)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.links, self.links)
+        self.assertEqual('p1', resp.items[0].foo)
+        self.assertEqual('p2', resp.items[1].foo)
+        self.assertEqual(self.marker, resp.next)
+        self.assertEqual(self.links, resp.links)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(resp, common.Paginated))
 
     def test_pagination_next(self):
         resp = self.manager._paginated(self.url, self.response_key,
                                        limit=self.limit, marker=self.marker)
         self.manager.api.client.get.assert_called_with(self.next_url)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.items[0].foo, 'p3')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.items[1].foo, 'p4')
-        self.assertEqual(resp.next, None)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.links, [])
+        self.assertEqual('p3', resp.items[0].foo)
+        self.assertEqual('p4', resp.items[1].foo)
+        self.assertEqual(None, resp.next)
+        self.assertEqual([], resp.links)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(resp, common.Paginated))
 
     def test_pagination_error(self):
@@ -364,23 +364,23 @@ class FindResourceTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def test_find_by_integer_id(self):
         output = utils.find_resource(self.manager, 1234)
-        self.assertEqual(output, self.manager.get('1234'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.manager.get('1234'), output)
 
     def test_find_by_str_id(self):
         output = utils.find_resource(self.manager, '1234')
-        self.assertEqual(output, self.manager.get('1234'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.manager.get('1234'), output)
 
     def test_find_by_uuid(self):
         output = utils.find_resource(self.manager, UUID)
-        self.assertEqual(output, self.manager.get(UUID))
+        self.assertEqual(self.manager.get(UUID), output)
 
     def test_find_by_str_name(self):
         output = utils.find_resource(self.manager, 'entity_one')
-        self.assertEqual(output, self.manager.get('1234'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.manager.get('1234'), output)
 
     def test_find_by_str_displayname(self):
         output = utils.find_resource(self.manager, 'entity_three')
-        self.assertEqual(output, self.manager.get('4242'))
+        self.assertEqual(self.manager.get('4242'), output)
 
 
 class ResourceTest(testtools.TestCase):
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/test_common.py b/troveclient/tests/test_common.py
index 7739eff8..221865e8 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/test_common.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CommonTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(result.startswith(url + '?'))
         self.assertIn("limit=%s" % limit, result)
         self.assertIn("marker=%s" % marker, result)
-        self.assertEqual(result.count('&'), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.count('&'))
 
         opts = {}
         self.assertEqual(url, common.append_query_strings(
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CommonTest(testtools.TestCase):
         result = common.append_query_strings(url, limit=None, marker=marker,
                                              **opts)
         self.assertTrue(result.startswith(url + '?'))
-        self.assertEqual(result.count('&'), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(1, result.count('&'))
         self.assertNotIn("limit=%s" % limit, result)
         self.assertIn("marker=%s" % marker, result)
         self.assertIn("key1=%s" % opts['key1'], result)