diff --git a/tests/unit/core/mock/dispatcher.php b/tests/unit/core/mock/dispatcher.php
index ee54875127a06..a327c756765cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/mock/dispatcher.php
+++ b/tests/unit/core/mock/dispatcher.php
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ public static function mockRegister($event, $handler, $return = null)
 			self::$handlers[$event] = [];
 		}
 
-		self::$handlers[$event][print_r($handler, true)] = $return;
+		$identifier = is_array($handler) ? md5(serialize($handler)) : spl_object_hash($handler);
+
+		self::$handlers[$event][$identifier] = $return;
 	}
 }