diff --git a/tests/catch/include/hip_test_checkers.hh b/tests/catch/include/hip_test_checkers.hh
index 68f0a1e405..d0c180c25c 100644
--- a/tests/catch/include/hip_test_checkers.hh
+++ b/tests/catch/include/hip_test_checkers.hh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void checkTest(T* expected_H, T* result_H, size_t N, bool expectMatch = true) {
   checkVectors<T>(
       expected_H, expected_H, result_H, N,
       [](T a, T b) {
-        assert(a == b);
+        guarantee(a == b, "Both values should be equal");
         return a;
       },
       expectMatch);