diff --git a/test/test_connection.cpp b/test/test_connection.cpp
index ff33e848f5d0a69d57dbeacd5cdc8ea91fb6b022..28410a314b048a84ef62b9cc6f1efc29e771873e 100644
--- a/test/test_connection.cpp
+++ b/test/test_connection.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ TEST(test_connection, config_somehost_25323) {
   std::string host = "somehost";
   caosdb::CaosDBConnectionConfig config(host, port);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(host, config.getHost());
-  ASSERT_EQ(port, config.getPort());
+  EXPECT_EQ(host, config.getHost());
+  EXPECT_EQ(port, config.getPort());
 }
 
 TEST(test_connection, connect_somehost_42347_fails) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST(test_connection, connect_somehost_42347_fails) {
   caosdb::CaosDBConnectionConfig config(host, port);
   caosdb::CaosDBConnection connection(config);
 
-  ASSERT_THROW(connection.getVersionInfo(), std::runtime_error);
+  EXPECT_THROW(connection.getVersionInfo(), std::runtime_error);
 }
 
 TEST(test_connection, connection_caosdb_server_8080_success) {
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ TEST(test_connection, connection_caosdb_server_8080_success) {
   caosdb::CaosDBConnection connection(config);
 
   const VersionInfo &v_info = connection.getVersionInfo();
-  ASSERT_EQ(major, v_info.major());
-  ASSERT_EQ(minor, v_info.minor());
-  ASSERT_EQ(patch, v_info.patch());
+  EXPECT_EQ(major, v_info.major());
+  EXPECT_EQ(minor, v_info.minor());
+  EXPECT_EQ(patch, v_info.patch());
+  EXPECT_NE("", v.info.build());
 }