diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/CharSequenceVsStringUnitTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/CharSequenceVsStringUnitTest.java
index 7df855d932..916a3c79ff 100644
--- a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/CharSequenceVsStringUnitTest.java
+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/CharSequenceVsStringUnitTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class CharSequenceVsStringUnitTest {
         CharSequence charSequence1 = "baeldung_1";
         CharSequence charSequence2 = "baeldung_2";
 
-        assertTrue(charSequence1.toString().compareTo(charSequence2.toString()) > 0);
+        assertTrue(charSequence1.toString().compareTo(charSequence2.toString()) < 0);
     }
 
     @Test