diff --git a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
index aa8924bc0..8b2ebc427 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0100-name.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name publish' succeeds" '
 
 test_expect_success "publish output looks good" '
 	echo "Published to ${PEERID}: /ipfs/$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected1 &&
-	test_cmp publish_out expected1
+	test_cmp expected1 publish_out
 '
 
 test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
 
 test_expect_success "resolve output looks good" '
 	printf "/ipfs/%s" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected2 &&
-	test_cmp output expected2
+	test_cmp expected2 output
 '
 
 # now test with a path
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name publish' succeeds" '
 
 test_expect_success "publish a path looks good" '
 	echo "Published to ${PEERID}: /ipfs/$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS/help" >expected3 &&
-	test_cmp publish_out expected3
+	test_cmp expected3 publish_out
 '
 
 test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test_expect_success "'ipfs name resolve' succeeds" '
 
 test_expect_success "resolve output looks good" '
 	printf "/ipfs/%s/help" "$HASH_WELCOME_DOCS" >expected4 &&
-	test_cmp output expected4
+	test_cmp expected4 output
 '
 
 # publish with an explicit node ID