diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_client.py b/test/asynchronous/test_client.py
index 5511765bae..98596b33c0 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_client.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_client.py
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ async def test_list_database_names(self):
         db_names = await self.client.list_database_names()
         self.assertIn("pymongo_test", db_names)
         self.assertIn("pymongo_test_mike", db_names)
-        self.assertEqual(db_names, cmd_names)
+        self.assertCountEqual(db_names, cmd_names)
 
     async def test_drop_database(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
diff --git a/test/test_client.py b/test/test_client.py
index 737b3afe60..2bb74e8dc0 100644
--- a/test/test_client.py
+++ b/test/test_client.py
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ def test_list_database_names(self):
         db_names = self.client.list_database_names()
         self.assertIn("pymongo_test", db_names)
         self.assertIn("pymongo_test_mike", db_names)
-        self.assertEqual(db_names, cmd_names)
+        self.assertCountEqual(db_names, cmd_names)
 
     def test_drop_database(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):