diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/TestSpanWithinQuery.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/TestSpanWithinQuery.java
index 3156874..b6a3f2f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/TestSpanWithinQuery.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/query/TestSpanWithinQuery.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 			SpanQuery sq = qb.startswith(qb.tag("base/s"), qb.empty()).toQuery();
 		}
 		catch (QueryException qe) {
-			assertEquals(qe.getErrorCode(), 772);
+			assertEquals(772, qe.getErrorCode());
 		};
     };
 };