diff --git a/ops_test.go b/ops_test.go
index c89eb76..b3879ee 100644
--- a/ops_test.go
+++ b/ops_test.go
@@ -539,14 +539,9 @@ func TestCancelCommit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCreateSubscription(t *testing.T) {
-	st, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2023-06-07T18:31:48+02:00")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("invalid startTime: %s", st)
-	}
-	et, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "2023-06-07T18:33:48+02:00")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("invalid endTime: %s", et)
-	}
+	start := time.Date(2023, time.June, 07, 18, 31, 48, 00, time.UTC)
+	end := time.Date(2023, time.June, 07, 18, 33, 48, 00, time.UTC)
+
 	tt := []struct {
 		name    string
 		options []CreateSubscriptionOption
@@ -555,28 +550,28 @@ func TestCreateSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "noOptions",
 			matches: []*regexp.Regexp{
-				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription></create-subscription>`),
+				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0"></create-subscription>`),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "startTime option",
-			options: []CreateSubscriptionOption{WithStartTimeOption(st)},
+			options: []CreateSubscriptionOption{WithStartTimeOption(start)},
 			matches: []*regexp.Regexp{
-				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription><startTime>` + regexp.QuoteMeta(st.Format(time.RFC3339)) + `</startTime></create-subscription>`),
+				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0"><startTime>` + regexp.QuoteMeta(start.Format(time.RFC3339)) + `</startTime></create-subscription>`),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "endTime option",
-			options: []CreateSubscriptionOption{WithEndTimeOption(et)},
+			options: []CreateSubscriptionOption{WithEndTimeOption(end)},
 			matches: []*regexp.Regexp{
-				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription><endTime>` + regexp.QuoteMeta(et.Format(time.RFC3339)) + `</endTime></create-subscription>`),
+				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0"><endTime>` + regexp.QuoteMeta(end.Format(time.RFC3339)) + `</endTime></create-subscription>`),
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "stream option",
 			options: []CreateSubscriptionOption{WithStreamOption("thestream")},
 			matches: []*regexp.Regexp{
-				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription><stream>thestream</stream></create-subscription>`),
+				regexp.MustCompile(`<create-subscription xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:notification:1.0"><stream>thestream</stream></create-subscription>`),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -590,19 +585,13 @@ func TestCreateSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 			ts.queueRespString(`<rpc-reply xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="1"><ok/></rpc-reply>`)
 
 			err := sess.CreateSubscription(context.Background(), tc.options...)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			sentMsg, err := ts.popReq()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("failed to read message sent to sever: %v", err)
-			}
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 			for _, match := range tc.matches {
-				if !match.Match(sentMsg) {
-					t.Errorf("sent message didn't match `%s`", match.String())
-				}
+				assert.Regexp(t, match, string(sentMsg))
 			}
 		})
 	}