diff --git a/src/test/java/com/samskivert/util/ConfigUtilTest.java b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/util/ConfigUtilTest.java
index 60e33720..de0ec909 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/samskivert/util/ConfigUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/samskivert/util/ConfigUtilTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package com.samskivert.util;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.junit.*;
@@ -57,22 +59,22 @@ public class ConfigUtilTest
         try {
             String path = "util/child.properties";
             Properties props = ConfigUtil.loadInheritedProperties(path);
-            assertTrue("props valid", props.toString().equals(DUMP));
+            assertEquals("25", props.get("prop1"));
+            assertEquals("twenty five", props.get("prop2"));
+            assertEquals("9, 8, 7, 6", props.get("prop3"));
+            assertEquals("one, two, three,, and a half, four", props.get("prop4"));
+            assertEquals("5", props.get("sub.sub1"));
+            assertEquals("whee!", props.get("sub.sub2"));
 
             path = "test/test.properties";
             props = ConfigUtil.loadInheritedProperties(path);
-            assertTrue("props valid", props.toString().equals(IDUMP));
+            assertEquals("testAR - one", props.get("one"));
+            assertEquals("testBR - two", props.get("two"));
+            assertEquals("testC - three", props.get("three"));
+            assertEquals("testBR - four", props.get("four"));
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace(System.err);
         }
     }
-
-    protected static final String DUMP =
-        "{prop4=one, two, three,, and a half, four, " +
-        "prop3=9, 8, 7, 6, prop2=twenty five, prop1=25, " +
-        "sub.sub2=whee!, sub.sub1=5}";
-
-    protected static final String IDUMP = "{two=testBR - two, " +
-        "one=testAR - one, three=testC - three, four=testBR - four}";
 }