diff --git a/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go b/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go
index 4a37154..a920adb 100644
--- a/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go
+++ b/internal/argparser/argparser_test.go
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, error, nil)
 		assert.Equal(t, ctype, "")
 		assert.Equal(t, cscope, "")
-		wantedMessage := []string{}
-		for i := 0; i < len(wantedMessage); i++ {
-			if wantedMessage[i] != cmessage[i] {
-				t.Errorf("messages do not match")
-			}
-		}
+		var wantedMessage []string
+		assert.DeepEqual(t, cmessage, wantedMessage)
 		assert.Equal(t, shouldCommit, false)
 		assert.Equal(t, shouldStage, false)
 	})
diff --git a/internal/testing/assert/assert.go b/internal/testing/assert/assert.go
index 9d09b60..26ce582 100644
--- a/internal/testing/assert/assert.go
+++ b/internal/testing/assert/assert.go
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 package assert
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"reflect"
+)
 
 func Equal[T comparable](t *testing.T, got, want T) {
 	if (got != want) {
-		t.Errorf("not equal %v and %v", got, want)
+		t.Errorf("not equal: %v and %v", got, want)
 	}
 }
 
 func NotEqual[T comparable](t *testing.T, got, want T) {
 	if (got == want) {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected equal %v and %v", got, want)
+		t.Errorf("unexpected equal: %v and %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func DeepEqual(t *testing.T, got, want interface{}){
+	if !(reflect.DeepEqual(got,want)) {
+		t.Errorf("unequal deep structure: wanted %v; but got %v", want, got)
 	}
 }