diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
index 5576b494570..098f62bceba 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa/opt/mod.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) fn assert_normalized_ssa_equals(mut ssa: super::Ssa, expected: &str)
     let expected = trim_leading_whitespace_from_lines(expected);
 
     if ssa != expected {
-        println!("Got:\n~~~\n{}\n~~~\nExpected:\n~~~\n{}\n~~~", ssa, expected);
-        similar_asserts::assert_eq!(ssa, expected);
+        println!("Expected:\n~~~\n{expected}\n~~~\nGot:\n~~~\n{ssa}\n~~~");
+        similar_asserts::assert_eq!(expected, ssa);
     }
 }