diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
index b98d25af7..60eec5eb9 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbNetlistCompareTests.cc
@@ -2167,17 +2167,14 @@ TEST(14_Subcircuit2NandMismatchNoSwap)
     " pin $4:$4 [Match]\n"
     " net IN1:INT [Mismatch]\n"
     "  pin $0:(null)\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin (null):$2[$2]\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$0]:(null)\n"
+    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$0]:$2[$2]\n"
     "  subcircuit_pin $2[$0]:$1[$0]\n"
     " net IN2:IN2 [Mismatch]\n"
     "  pin $1:$1\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin (null):$2[$0]\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$1]:(null)\n"
+    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$1]:$2[$0]\n"
     " net INT:IN1 [Mismatch]\n"
     "  pin (null):$0\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin (null):$2[$1]\n"
-    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$2]:(null)\n"
+    "  subcircuit_pin $1[$2]:$2[$1]\n"
     "  subcircuit_pin $2[$1]:$1[$1]\n"
     " net OUT:OUT [Match]\n"
     "  pin $2:$2\n"