diff --git a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/CommentPdusTest.java b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/CommentPdusTest.java
index c25fa8e6bba8d2982423c100c35b6451e0e5341a..67e7fcabe5e180cf658bd0a3265ef95b37578415 100644
--- a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/CommentPdusTest.java
+++ b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/CommentPdusTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public class CommentPdusTest
   {
      sendPdu(newPdu); // will wait a while
      assertTrue(receivedPdu != null, "No response from network receiver");
+     String marshallMismatchMessage = 
+        "Marshalled size mismatch," +
+            "sent (" +      newPdu.getMarshalledSize() + " bytes) and " +
+        "recieved (" + receivedPdu.getMarshalledSize() + " bytes)";
+     // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20631621/cannot-find-symbol-assertequals/20631672
+     assertEquals(newPdu.getMarshalledSize(), receivedPdu.getMarshalledSize(), marshallMismatchMessage);
      assertTrue(compare(newPdu,receivedPdu), "Comparison failed");
      receivedPdu = null; // ensure cleared prior to next test
   }
diff --git a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/EntityStatePduTest.java b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/EntityStatePduTest.java
index d245f8f466278f0d1b1169866252e3b697d49104..f86937e2804ea050d9017d9e74689f4ed9995499 100644
--- a/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/EntityStatePduTest.java
+++ b/test/edu/nps/moves/dis7/EntityStatePduTest.java
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ public class EntityStatePduTest
   {
      sendPdu(newPdu); // will wait a while
      assertTrue(receivedPdu != null,         "No response from network receive");
-     assertTrue(compare(newPdu,receivedPdu), "Comparison failed");
-     assertEqual(newPdu.getMarshalledSize(),receivedPdu),getMarshalledSize(),"Marshalled size mismatch," +
+     assertEquals(newPdu.getMarshalledSize(),receivedPdu.getMarshalledSize(),
+        "Marshalled size mismatch," +
             "sent (" +      newPdu.getMarshalledSize() + " bytes) and " +
         "recieved (" + receivedPdu.getMarshalledSize() + " bytes)");
+     assertTrue(compare(newPdu,receivedPdu), "Comparison failed");
      receivedPdu = null; // ensure cleared prior to next test
   }