diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/properties/value/defaults/ValuesWithDefaultsApp.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/properties/value/defaults/ValuesWithDefaultsApp.java
index 72fa0e03c0..2a2b535be7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/properties/value/defaults/ValuesWithDefaultsApp.java
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/properties/value/defaults/ValuesWithDefaultsApp.java
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ public class ValuesWithDefaultsApp {
     @PostConstruct
     public void afterInitialize() {
     	// strings
-    	Assert.isTrue(stringWithDefaultValue.equals("my default value"));
-    	Assert.isTrue(stringWithBlankDefaultValue.equals(""));
+    	Assert.isTrue(stringWithDefaultValue.equals("my default value"), "unexpected value for stringWithDefaultValue");
+    	Assert.isTrue(stringWithBlankDefaultValue.equals(""), "unexpected value for stringWithBlankDefaultValue");
     	
     	// other primitives
-    	Assert.isTrue(booleanWithDefaultValue);
-    	Assert.isTrue(intWithDefaultValue == 42);
+    	Assert.isTrue(booleanWithDefaultValue, "unexpected value for booleanWithDefaultValue");
+    	Assert.isTrue(intWithDefaultValue == 42, "unexpected value for intWithDefaultValue");
     	
     	// arrays
         List<String> stringListValues = Arrays.asList("one", "two", "three");
-    	Assert.isTrue(Arrays.asList(stringArrayWithDefaults).containsAll(stringListValues));
+    	Assert.isTrue(Arrays.asList(stringArrayWithDefaults).containsAll(stringListValues), "unexpected value for stringArrayWithDefaults");
 
         List<Integer> intListValues = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3);
-    	Assert.isTrue(Arrays.asList(ArrayUtils.toObject(intArrayWithDefaults)).containsAll(intListValues));
+    	Assert.isTrue(Arrays.asList(ArrayUtils.toObject(intArrayWithDefaults)).containsAll(intListValues), "unexpected value for intArrayWithDefaults");
 
     	// SpEL
-    	Assert.isTrue(spelWithDefaultValue.equals("my default system property value"));
+    	Assert.isTrue(spelWithDefaultValue.equals("my default system property value"), "unexpected value for spelWithDefaultValue");
     }
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/lists/ListsPropertiesUnitTest.java b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/lists/ListsPropertiesUnitTest.java
index 60ba4cc108..1abb643d75 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/lists/ListsPropertiesUnitTest.java
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-properties-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/properties/lists/ListsPropertiesUnitTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration(classes = SpringListPropertiesApplication.class)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class ListsPropertiesUnitTest {
 
     @Test
     public void whenContextIsInitialized_thenInjectedArrayContainsExpectedValues() {
-        assertEquals(new String[] {"Baeldung", "dot", "com"}, arrayOfStrings);
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] {"Baeldung", "dot", "com"}, arrayOfStrings);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public class ListsPropertiesUnitTest {
         String[] arrayOfStrings = environment.getProperty("arrayOfStrings", String[].class);
         List<String> listOfStrings = (List<String>)environment.getProperty("arrayOfStrings", List.class);
 
-        assertEquals(new String[] {"Baeldung", "dot", "com"}, arrayOfStrings);
+        assertArrayEquals(new String[] {"Baeldung", "dot", "com"}, arrayOfStrings);
         assertEquals(Arrays.asList("Baeldung", "dot", "com"), listOfStrings);
     }
 }