diff --git a/test/test_array.py b/test/test_array.py
index 2f3def6f3a75b01520c37d07e0a16a408bcc0bf1..b388575ea01d9e8e77a8bd181541d5d7bd7d08e6 100644
--- a/test/test_array.py
+++ b/test/test_array.py
@@ -775,17 +775,18 @@ def test_copy(ctx_factory):
 
     assert (arr == arr_copy).all().get()
     assert arr.data != arr_copy.data
+    assert arr_copy.queue is queue1
 
     # Test queue association
 
     arr_copy = arr.copy(queue=queue2)
-    assert arr_copy.queue == queue2
+    assert arr_copy.queue is queue2
 
     arr_copy = arr.copy(queue=None)
-    assert arr_copy.queue == None
+    assert arr_copy.queue is None
 
     arr_copy = arr.with_queue(None).copy(queue=queue1)
-    assert arr_copy.queue == queue1
+    assert arr_copy.queue is queue1
 
 
 # }}}