diff --git a/lib/inspec/objects/test.rb b/lib/inspec/objects/test.rb
index 583286c65..2de6bce50 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/objects/test.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/objects/test.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module Inspec
       itsy = xtra.nil? ? 'it' : 'its(' + xtra.to_s.inspect + ')'
       naughty = @negated ? '_not' : ''
       xpect = defined?(@expectation) ? expectation.inspect : ''
-      if matcher == 'match'
+      if @expectation.class == Regexp
         # without this, xpect values like / \/zones\// will not be parsed properly
         xpect = "(#{xpect})"
       elsif xpect != ''
diff --git a/test/unit/dsl/objects_test.rb b/test/unit/dsl/objects_test.rb
index b8bc5135f..3c818c741 100644
--- a/test/unit/dsl/objects_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/dsl/objects_test.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ end
       obj.expectation = Regexp.new('^Desc.+$')
       obj.to_ruby.must_equal '
 describe resource.to_s do
-  it { should cmp /^Desc.+$/ }
+  it { should cmp(/^Desc.+$/) }
 end
 '.strip
     end
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ end
       loop_obj.to_ruby.must_equal '
 port(25).addresses.each do |entry|
   describe entry do
-    it { should_not match("0.0.0.0") }
+    it { should_not match "0.0.0.0" }
   end
 end
 '.strip