diff --git a/packages/-ember-data/tests/integration/adapter/handle-response-test.js b/packages/-ember-data/tests/integration/adapter/handle-response-test.js
index c9a956a5f6a..c08b60f2ae1 100644
--- a/packages/-ember-data/tests/integration/adapter/handle-response-test.js
+++ b/packages/-ember-data/tests/integration/adapter/handle-response-test.js
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
     let samplePayload = {
       data: [
         {
-          id: 1,
+          id: '1',
           type: 'person',
           attributes: {
             name: 'John Smith',
           },
         },
         {
-          id: 2,
+          id: '2',
           type: 'person',
           attributes: {
             name: 'Zhang San',
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
     };
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(samplePayload)];
+      return ['200', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(samplePayload)];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
 
     await this.store.findAll('person');
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
   });
 
   test('handleResponse is called with empty array response', async function (assert) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
     };
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(samplePayload)];
+      return ['200', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(samplePayload)];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
 
     await this.store.findAll('person');
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
   });
 
   test('handleResponse is called on empty string response', async function (assert) {
     let handleResponseCalled = 0;
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, ''];
+      return ['200', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, ''];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
       assert.ok(true, 'promise rejected');
     }
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
   });
 
   test('handleResponse is not called on invalid response', async function (assert) {
     let handleResponseCalled = 0;
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, 'bogus response'];
+      return ['200', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, 'bogus response'];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
       assert.ok(true, 'promise rejected');
     }
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 0, 'handle response is not called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 0, 'handle response is not called');
   });
 
   test('handleResponse is called on empty string response with 400 status', async function (assert) {
     let handleResponseCalled = 0;
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [400, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, ''];
+      return ['400', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, ''];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
       assert.ok(true, 'promise rejected');
     }
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
   });
 
   test('handleResponse is called with correct parameters on string response with 422 status', async function (assert) {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
     let errorObject = { errors: {} };
 
     this.server.get('/people', function () {
-      return [422, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(errorObject)];
+      return ['422', { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, JSON.stringify(errorObject)];
     });
 
     class TestAdapter extends JSONAPIAdapter {
@@ -203,6 +203,6 @@ module('integration/adapter/handle-response', function (hooks) {
       assert.ok(true, 'promise rejected');
     }
 
-    assert.equal(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
+    assert.strictEqual(handleResponseCalled, 1, 'handle response is called');
   });
 });