diff --git a/test/test_metalearning/pyMetaLearn/test_meta_features_sparse.py b/test/test_metalearning/pyMetaLearn/test_meta_features_sparse.py
index 856fd595cb..34a2c8e8d1 100644
--- a/test/test_metalearning/pyMetaLearn/test_meta_features_sparse.py
+++ b/test/test_metalearning/pyMetaLearn/test_meta_features_sparse.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def test_percentage_of_features_with_missing_values(sparse_data):
     mf = meta_features.metafeatures["PercentageOfFeaturesWithMissingValues"](
         X, y, logging.getLogger("Meta"), categorical
     )
-    assert pytest.approx(0, mf.value)
+    assert mf.value == pytest.approx(0.0)
 
 
 def test_num_symbols(sparse_data):