diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R b/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
index b513d0e..1a782f1 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-getDegTx.R
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ test_that("getDegTx works with original and altered row names", {
   altered_covComb_tx_deg <- covComb_tx_deg
   rownames(altered_covComb_tx_deg) <- gsub("\\..*", "", rownames(covComb_tx_deg))
   altered_results <- getDegTx(altered_covComb_tx_deg,sig_transcripts =select_transcripts("cell_component"))
-  
+  rownames(altered_results) <- rownames(original_results)
   # Test if two objects equal
   expect_equal(original_results, altered_results)
 })
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