diff --git a/pkg/netpol/connlist/exposure_analysis_test.go b/pkg/netpol/connlist/exposure_analysis_test.go
index 6831bf5a..34b94294 100644
--- a/pkg/netpol/connlist/exposure_analysis_test.go
+++ b/pkg/netpol/connlist/exposure_analysis_test.go
@@ -337,16 +337,41 @@ func checkExpectedVsActualData(t *testing.T, testName string, actualExp ExposedP
 		"test: %q, mismatch in is egress protected for peer %q", testName, actualExp.ExposedPeer().String())
 	require.Equal(t, expectedData.isIngressProtected, actualExp.IsProtectedByIngressNetpols(),
 		"test: %q, mismatch in is ingress protected for peer %q", testName, actualExp.ExposedPeer().String())
-	require.Equal(t, expectedData.lenIngressExposedConns, len(actualExp.IngressExposure()),
+	ingressExposure := actualExp.IngressExposure()
+	require.Equal(t, expectedData.lenIngressExposedConns, len(ingressExposure),
 		"test: %q, mismatch in length of ingress exposure slice for peer %q", testName, actualExp.ExposedPeer().String())
 	for i := range expectedData.ingressExp {
-		require.Contains(t, actualExp.IngressExposure(), expectedData.ingressExp[i],
+		require.True(t, checkXgressExposureContainment(ingressExposure, expectedData.ingressExp[i]),
 			"test: %q, expected ingress data %v is not contained in actual results", testName, expectedData.ingressExp[i])
 	}
-	require.Equal(t, expectedData.lenEgressExposedConns, len(actualExp.EgressExposure()),
+	egressExposure := actualExp.EgressExposure()
+	require.Equal(t, expectedData.lenEgressExposedConns, len(egressExposure),
 		"test: %q, mismatch in length of egress exposure slice for peer %q", testName, actualExp.ExposedPeer().String())
 	for i := range expectedData.egressExp {
-		require.Contains(t, actualExp.EgressExposure(), expectedData.egressExp[i],
+		require.True(t, checkXgressExposureContainment(egressExposure, expectedData.egressExp[i]),
 			"test: %q, expected egress data %v is not contained in actual results", testName, expectedData.egressExp[i])
 	}
 }
+
+func checkXgressExposureContainment(actualArray []XgressExposureData, expectedItem *xgressExposure) bool {
+	for i := range actualArray {
+		currItem := actualArray[i].(*xgressExposure)
+		if currItem.IsExposedToEntireCluster() != expectedItem.IsExposedToEntireCluster() {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !currItem.IsExposedToEntireCluster() {
+			if currItem.namespaceLabels.String() != expectedItem.namespaceLabels.String() {
+				continue
+			}
+			if currItem.podLabels.String() != expectedItem.podLabels.String() {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		v1 := expectedItem.PotentialConnectivity().(*common.ConnectionSet)
+		v2 := currItem.PotentialConnectivity().(*common.ConnectionSet)
+		if v1.Equal(v2) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}