diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/BasicFunctionalTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/BasicFunctionalTest.php
index 84155eee0..a918bebe5 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/BasicFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/BasicFunctionalTest.php
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class BasicFunctionalTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $address->user = null;
         $this->_em->flush();
 
-        $this->assertFalse($this->_em->getConnection()->fetchColumn("select 1 from cms_addresses where user_id = ".$user->id));
+        $this->assertNotEquals(1, $this->_em->getConnection()->fetchColumn("select 1 from cms_addresses where user_id = ".$user->id));
     }
 
     /**