diff --git a/monkey/tests/utils.py b/monkey/tests/utils.py
index b2268e572..d2a9113ae 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/utils.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import ctypes
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Iterable
+from typing import Iterable, Mapping
 
 
 def is_user_admin():
@@ -31,3 +31,15 @@ def add_files_to_dir(parent_dir: Path, file_names: Iterable[str]) -> Iterable[Pa
         f.touch()
 
     return files
+
+
+# This is only needed since values are compared in configuration objects in the tests.
+# In practice, the list/tuple differences shouldn't make any difference since both are iterable.
+def convert_lists_to_tuples(configuration: Mapping):
+    for key in configuration:
+        value = configuration[key]
+        if isinstance(value, list):
+            configuration[key] = tuple(value)
+        if isinstance(value, Mapping):
+            convert_lists_to_tuples(value)
+    return configuration