diff --git a/pkg/policies/engine/rego/rego_test.go b/pkg/policies/engine/rego/rego_test.go
index 752dd0625..e76e4e31e 100644
--- a/pkg/policies/engine/rego/rego_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policies/engine/rego/rego_test.go
@@ -341,18 +341,18 @@ func TestRego_MatchesParameters(t *testing.T) {
 		Source: regoContent,
 	}
 
-	t.Run("high severity matches medium expectation", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("high expectation matches low severity", func(t *testing.T) {
 		matches, err := r.MatchesParameters(context.TODO(), policy,
-			map[string]string{"severity": "high"},
-			map[string]string{"severity": "medium"})
+			map[string]string{"severity": "low"},
+			map[string]string{"severity": "high"})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.True(t, matches)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("low severity does not match high expectation", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("medium expectation does not match high severity", func(t *testing.T) {
 		matches, err := r.MatchesParameters(context.TODO(), policy,
-			map[string]string{"severity": "low"},
-			map[string]string{"severity": "high"})
+			map[string]string{"severity": "high"},
+			map[string]string{"severity": "medium"})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.False(t, matches)
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/policies/engine/rego/testfiles/matches_parameters.rego b/pkg/policies/engine/rego/testfiles/matches_parameters.rego
index 04e4935ca..cd56a306a 100644
--- a/pkg/policies/engine/rego/testfiles/matches_parameters.rego
+++ b/pkg/policies/engine/rego/testfiles/matches_parameters.rego
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ matches_parameters := result {
     eval_idx := severity_index(eval_severity)
     expected_idx := severity_index(expected_severity)
     
-    # Evaluation severity must be >= expected severity
-    result := eval_idx >= expected_idx
+    # Expected severity must be >= evaluation severity
+    result := expected_idx >= eval_idx
 }
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