diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index e37fd325..a8b0e379 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -49,50 +49,49 @@ def test_custom_json_encoder(obj, expected):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('args,expected_where,expected_params', [
     (
         {
-            'name_english__contains': ['foo'],
+            'name_english__contains': 'foo',
         },
-        '"name_english" like :p0',
+        ['"name_english" like :p0'],
         ['%foo%']
     ),
     (
         {
-            'foo': ['bar'],
-            'bar__contains': ['baz'],
+            'foo': 'bar',
+            'bar__contains': 'baz',
         },
-        '"bar" like :p0 and "foo" = :p1',
+        ['"bar" like :p0', '"foo" = :p1'],
         ['%baz%', 'bar']
     ),
     (
         {
-            'foo__startswith': ['bar'],
-            'bar__endswith': ['baz'],
+            'foo__startswith': 'bar',
+            'bar__endswith': 'baz',
         },
-        '"bar" like :p0 and "foo" like :p1',
+        ['"bar" like :p0', '"foo" like :p1'],
         ['%baz', 'bar%']
     ),
     (
         {
-            'foo__lt': ['1'],
-            'bar__gt': ['2'],
-            'baz__gte': ['3'],
-            'bax__lte': ['4'],
+            'foo__lt': '1',
+            'bar__gt': '2',
+            'baz__gte': '3',
+            'bax__lte': '4',
         },
-        '"bar" > :p0 and "bax" <= :p1 and "baz" >= :p2 and "foo" < :p3',
+        ['"bar" > :p0', '"bax" <= :p1', '"baz" >= :p2', '"foo" < :p3'],
         [2, 4, 3, 1]
     ),
     (
         {
-            'foo__like': ['2%2'],
-            'zax__glob': ['3*'],
+            'foo__like': '2%2',
+            'zax__glob': '3*',
         },
-        '"foo" like :p0 and "zax" glob :p1',
+        ['"foo" like :p0', '"zax" glob :p1'],
         ['2%2', '3*']
     ),
 ])
 def test_build_where(args, expected_where, expected_params):
     sql_bits, actual_params = utils.build_where_clauses(args)
-    actual_where = ' and '.join(sql_bits)
-    assert expected_where == actual_where
+    assert expected_where == sql_bits
     assert {
         'p{}'.format(i): param
         for i, param in enumerate(expected_params)