diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
index 04066c581..29db1fb1d 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TestHelpers {
     static void generatedXmlIsTheSameAsExpectedXml(String expectedXmlResource, Document generatedXml) {
         assert !DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromStream(TestHelpers.getResourceAsStream(expectedXmlResource)))
                 .withTest(Input.fromDocument(generatedXml))
+                .withAttributeFilter({attribute -> !attribute.name.equals("sourceDirectory")})
                 .ignoreComments()
                 .ignoreWhitespace()
                 .build()