diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/aggregation_regress/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
index 9b3cd41e41e..71c90ecb5ef 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
@@ -588,10 +588,15 @@ class AggregationTests(TestCase):
         )
 
         publishers = publishers.annotate(n_books=Count("book"))
+        sorted_publishers = sorted(publishers, key=lambda x: x.name)
         self.assertEqual(
-            publishers[0].n_books,
+            sorted_publishers[0].n_books,
             2
         )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            sorted_publishers[1].n_books,
+            1
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(
             sorted(p.name for p in publishers),