diff --git a/unittest/setup.py b/unittest/setup.py
index 964603f6..7afb5ca4 100644
--- a/unittest/setup.py
+++ b/unittest/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name='micropython-unittest',
-      version='0.0.4',
+      version='0.0.5',
       description='Reimplementation of unittest package for MicroPython',
       url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
       author='MicroPython Developers',
diff --git a/unittest/unittest.py b/unittest/unittest.py
index 0dc4cb3a..cab783b0 100644
--- a/unittest/unittest.py
+++ b/unittest/unittest.py
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ class TestCase:
         assert False, msg
 
     def assertEqual(self, x, y, msg=''):
-        assert x == y, "%r vs (expected) %r" % (x, y)
+        if not msg:
+            msg = "%r vs (expected) %r" % (x, y)
+        assert x == y, msg
+
+    def assertIs(self, x, y, msg=''):
+        if not msg:
+            msg = "%r is not %r" % (x, y)
+        assert x is y, msg
 
     def assertTrue(self, x, msg=''):
         assert x, msg