diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 428e515..191a23d 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -17,25 +17,43 @@
 
 class TestWatchman(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def assertListsEqual(self, l1, l2):
+        try:
+            # Python 3.4
+            self.assertCountEqual(l1, l2)
+        except AttributeError:
+            # Python 2.7
+            self.assertItemsEqual(l1, l2)
+
     def setUp(self):
         pass
 
     def test_get_checks_returns_all_available_checks_by_default(self):
-        self.assertEqual([check.__name__ for check in get_checks()], ['caches_status', 'email_status', 'databases_status'])
+        checks = [check.__name__ for check in get_checks()]
+        expected_checks = ['caches_status', 'email_status', 'databases_status']
+        self.assertListsEqual(checks, expected_checks)
 
     def test_get_checks_with_check_list_returns_union(self):
         check_list = ['watchman.checks.caches_status']
-        self.assertEqual([check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list)], ['caches_status'])
+        checks = [check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list)]
+        expected_checks = ['caches_status']
+        self.assertListsEqual(checks, expected_checks)
 
     def test_get_checks_with_skip_list_returns_difference(self):
         skip_list = ['watchman.checks.caches_status']
-        self.assertEqual([check.__name__ for check in get_checks(skip_list=skip_list)], ['databases_status', 'email_status'])
+        checks = [check.__name__ for check in get_checks(skip_list=skip_list)]
+        expected_checks = ['databases_status', 'email_status']
+        self.assertListsEqual(checks, expected_checks)
 
     def test_get_checks_with_matching_check_and_skip_list_returns_empty_list(self):
         check_list, skip_list = ['watchman.checks.caches_status'], ['watchman.checks.caches_status']
-        self.assertEqual([check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list, skip_list=skip_list)], [])
+        checks = [check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list, skip_list=skip_list)]
+        expected_checks = []
+        self.assertListsEqual(checks, expected_checks)
 
     def test_get_checks_with_check_and_skip_list(self):
         check_list = ['watchman.checks.caches_status', 'watchman.checks.databases_status']
         skip_list = ['watchman.checks.caches_status']
-        self.assertEqual([check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list, skip_list=skip_list)], ['databases_status'])
+        checks = [check.__name__ for check in get_checks(check_list=check_list, skip_list=skip_list)]
+        expected_checks = ['databases_status']
+        self.assertListsEqual(checks, expected_checks)