diff --git a/unittest/commands/test_kim_commands.cpp b/unittest/commands/test_kim_commands.cpp
index debaa5fccc..33d96332e4 100644
--- a/unittest/commands/test_kim_commands.cpp
+++ b/unittest/commands/test_kim_commands.cpp
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ TEST_F(KimCommandsTest, kim_query)
     // lmp->input->one(squery);
     // if (!verbose) ::testing::internal::GetCapturedStdout();
 
-    // EXPECT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst_1")) == 
+    // ASSERT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst_1")) == 
     //              std::string("3.234055244384789")));
-    // EXPECT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst_2")) == 
+    // ASSERT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst_2")) == 
     //              std::string("5.167650199630013")));
 
     // if (!verbose) ::testing::internal::CaptureStdout();
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ TEST_F(KimCommandsTest, kim_query)
     // lmp->input->one(squery);
     // if (!verbose) ::testing::internal::GetCapturedStdout();
 
-    // EXPECT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst")) == 
+    // ASSERT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("latconst")) == 
     //              std::string("3.234055244384789  5.167650199630013")));
 
     // squery = "kim_query latconst list get_lattice_constant_hexagonal ";
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ TEST_F(KimCommandsTest, kim_query)
     // lmp->input->one(squery);
     // if (!verbose) ::testing::internal::GetCapturedStdout();
 
-    // EXPECT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("alpha")) == 
+    // ASSERT_TRUE((std::string(lmp->input->variable->retrieve("alpha")) == 
     //              std::string("1.654960564704273e-05")));
 }
 } // namespace LAMMPS_NS