diff --git a/test/cache_common.c b/test/cache_common.c
index 334821b623e..4750f852824 100644
--- a/test/cache_common.c
+++ b/test/cache_common.c
@@ -4990,7 +4990,7 @@ resize_configs_are_equal(const H5C_auto_size_ctl_t *a, const H5C_auto_size_ctl_t
 {
     if (a->version != b->version)
         return (false);
-    else if (a->rpt_fcn != b->rpt_fcn)
+    else if ((a->rpt_fcn && !b->rpt_fcn) || (!a->rpt_fcn && b->rpt_fcn))
         return (false);
     else if (compare_init && (a->set_initial_size != b->set_initial_size))
         return (false);
@@ -5099,7 +5099,7 @@ validate_mdc_config(hid_t file_id, H5AC_cache_config_t *ext_config_ptr, bool com
         if (!resize_configs_are_equal(&int_config, &cache_ptr->resize_ctl, compare_init)) {
 
             pass = false;
-            snprintf(tmp_msg_buf, sizeof(tmp_msg_buf), "Unexpected internal config #%d.", test_num);
+            snprintf(tmp_msg_buf, sizeof(tmp_msg_buf), "Unexpected value in config #%d resize configuration.", test_num);
             failure_mssg = tmp_msg_buf;
         }
     }