diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
index 54f2b3d1f..9ce206755 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests.groovy
@@ -774,7 +774,12 @@ class JPAEntityDescriptorServiceImplTests extends Specification {
         given:
         def randomEntityDescriptor = generateRandomEntityDescriptor()
         def updatedEntityDescriptor = generateRandomEntityDescriptor()
-        //TODO: copy values we don't care about asserting (id, entity id, ...)
+
+        //copy values we don't care about asserting (id, entity id, ...)
+        updatedEntityDescriptor.entityID = randomEntityDescriptor.entityID
+        updatedEntityDescriptor.resourceId = randomEntityDescriptor.resourceId
+        updatedEntityDescriptor.elementLocalName = randomEntityDescriptor.elementLocalName
+
         def updatedEntityDescriptorRepresentation = service.createRepresentationFromDescriptor(updatedEntityDescriptor)
 
         when: