diff --git a/backend/Testing/LexCore/LexAuthUserTests.cs b/backend/Testing/LexCore/LexAuthUserTests.cs
index 9f606543f..8f93b4475 100644
--- a/backend/Testing/LexCore/LexAuthUserTests.cs
+++ b/backend/Testing/LexCore/LexAuthUserTests.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public void CanRoundTripFromAuthTicketToAuthTicket()
         actualTicket.Properties.ExpiresUtc.Should().Be(ticket.Properties.ExpiresUtc);
         //order by is because the order isn't important but the assertion fails if the order is different
         actualTicket.Properties.Items.OrderBy(kvp => kvp.Key)
-            .Should().BeEquivalentTo(ticket.Properties.Items.OrderBy(kvp => kvp.Key));
+            .Should().Equal(ticket.Properties.Items.OrderBy(kvp => kvp.Key));
 
         var newUser = LexAuthUser.FromClaimsPrincipal(actualTicket.Principal);
         newUser.Should().BeEquivalentTo(_user);
diff --git a/backend/Testing/LexCore/Services/ProjectServiceTest.cs b/backend/Testing/LexCore/Services/ProjectServiceTest.cs
index 3befdca34..be573cb3f 100644
--- a/backend/Testing/LexCore/Services/ProjectServiceTest.cs
+++ b/backend/Testing/LexCore/Services/ProjectServiceTest.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public async Task CanCreateProject()
     {
         var projectId = await _projectService.CreateProject(
             new(null, "TestProject", "Test", "test1", ProjectType.FLEx, RetentionPolicy.Test, false, null, null));
-        projectId.Should().NotBe((Guid)default);
+        projectId.Should().NotBe(Guid.Empty);
     }
 
     [Fact]