diff --git a/src/test/java/org/influxdb/dto/PointTest.java b/src/test/java/org/influxdb/dto/PointTest.java
index 41d79b827..c2008ad5e 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/influxdb/dto/PointTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/influxdb/dto/PointTest.java
@@ -797,11 +797,15 @@ public void testAddFieldsFromPOJOWithPublicAttributes() {
     @Test
     public void testAddFieldsFromPOJOWithDefaultAnnotation() {
         PojoWithDefaultAnnotation pojo = new PojoWithDefaultAnnotation();
+        PojoWithDefaultAnnotation pojo1 = new PojoWithDefaultAnnotation();
         pojo.setAuthor("");
         pojo.setId("1");
         Point p = Point.measurementByPOJO(pojo.getClass()).addFieldsFromPOJO(pojo).build();
-        Assertions.assertEquals(pojo.getAuthor(),p.getFields().get("author"));
-        Assertions.assertEquals(pojo.getId(),p.getFields().get("id"));
+        //Completely separate pojo with different reference to compare against
+        pojo1.setAuthor("");
+        pojo1.setId("1");
+        Assertions.assertEquals(pojo1.getAuthor(),p.getFields().get("author"));
+        Assertions.assertEquals(pojo1.getId(),p.getFields().get("id"));
     }
 
     @Test