diff --git a/build/test/data/testrunner.js b/build/test/data/testrunner.js
index e73fd671..899d6700 100644
--- a/build/test/data/testrunner.js
+++ b/build/test/data/testrunner.js
@@ -218,4 +218,22 @@ function t(a,b,c) {
  */
 function url(value) {
 	return value + (/\?/.test(value) ? "&" : "?") + new Date().getTime() + "" + parseInt(Math.random()*100000);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks that the first two arguments are equal, with an optional message.
+ * Prints out both expected and actual values on failure.
+ *
+ * Prefered to ok( expected == actual, message )
+ *
+ * @example equals( "Expected 2 characters.", v.formatMessage("Expected {0} characters.", 2) );
+ *
+ * @param Object expected
+ * @param Object actual
+ * @param String message (optional)
+ */
+function equals(expected, actual, message) {
+	var result = expected == actual;
+	message = message || result ? "okay" : "failed";
+	_config.Test.push( [ result, result ? message + ": " + expected : message + " expected: " + expected + " actual: " + actual ] );
+}
diff --git a/src/jquery/coreTest.js b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
index f24a10b3..11cb5fb1 100644
--- a/src/jquery/coreTest.js
+++ b/src/jquery/coreTest.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test("attr(String)", function() {
 	ok( $('#name').attr('name') == "name", 'Check for name attribute' );
 	ok( $('#text1').attr('name') == "action", 'Check for name attribute' );
 	ok( $('#form').attr('action').indexOf("formaction") >= 0, 'Check for action attribute' );
-	ok( $('#anchor2').attr('href') == "#2", 'Check for non-absolute href (an anchor)' );
+	equals( "#2", $('#anchor2').attr('href'), 'Check for non-absolute href (an anchor)' );
 	stop();
 	$.get("data/dashboard.xml", function(xml) {
 		ok( $("locations", xml).attr("class") == "foo", "Check class attribute in XML document" );