diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
index 241536facf..39a8bae14a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post.php
@@ -1428,6 +1428,6 @@ class Tests_Post extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		);
 
 		$post = get_post( $post_id );
-		self::assertEquals( gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ), $post->post_date_gmt );
+		self::assertEquals( strtotime( gmdate( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' ) ), strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt ), 'The dates should be equal', 2 );
 	}
 }