diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/dlic/rest/api/RoleBasedAccessTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/dlic/rest/api/RoleBasedAccessTest.java
index fc5c59d36f..9d8badba6f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/dlic/rest/api/RoleBasedAccessTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/dlic/rest/api/RoleBasedAccessTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 import static org.opensearch.security.OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.PLUGINS_PREFIX;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.allOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasItem;
+
 public class RoleBasedAccessTest extends AbstractRestApiUnitTest {
     private final String ENDPOINT;
 
@@ -173,11 +177,9 @@ public void testActionGroupsApi() throws Exception {
         // Worf, has access to roles API, get captains role
         response = rh.executeGetRequest(ENDPOINT + "/roles/opendistro_security_role_starfleet_captains", encodeBasicHeader("worf", "worf"));
         Assert.assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_OK, response.getStatusCode());
-        Assert.assertEquals(
-            new SecurityJsonNode(DefaultObjectMapper.readTree(response.getBody())).getDotted(
-                "opendistro_security_role_starfleet_captains.cluster_permissions"
-            ).get(0).asString(),
-            "cluster:monitor*"
+        assertThat(
+            response.findArrayInJson("opendistro_security_role_starfleet_captains.cluster_permissions"),
+            allOf(hasItem("*bulk*"), hasItem("cluster:monitor*"))
         );
 
         // Worf, has access to roles API, able to delete
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/test/helper/rest/RestHelper.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/test/helper/rest/RestHelper.java
index 730a22f18f..87ffa06da7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/test/helper/rest/RestHelper.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/test/helper/rest/RestHelper.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.security.KeyStore;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -476,9 +477,40 @@ public String toString() {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Given a json path with dots delimiated returns the object at the leaf
+         * Given a json path with dots delimiated returns the object at the leaf as a string
          */
         public String findValueInJson(final String jsonDotPath) {
+            final JsonNode node = this.findObjectInJson(jsonDotPath);
+            throwIfNotValueNode(node);
+            return node.asText();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Given a json path with dots delimiated returns the array at the leaf
+         */
+        public List<String> findArrayInJson(final String jsonDotPath) {
+            final JsonNode node = this.findObjectInJson(jsonDotPath);
+            if (!node.isArray()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Found object was not an array, object\n" + node.toPrettyString());
+            }
+            final List<String> elements = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < node.size(); i++) {
+                final JsonNode currentNode = node.get(i);
+                throwIfNotValueNode(currentNode);
+                elements.add(currentNode.asText());
+            }
+            return elements;
+        }
+
+        private void throwIfNotValueNode(final JsonNode node) {
+            if (!node.isValueNode()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(
+                    "Unexpected value note, index directly to the object to reference, object\n" + node.toPrettyString()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        private JsonNode findObjectInJson(final String jsonDotPath) {
             // Make sure its json / then parse it
             if (!isJsonContentType()) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Response was expected to be JSON, body was: \n" + body);
@@ -551,12 +583,7 @@ public String findValueInJson(final String jsonDotPath) {
                     }
                 } while (jsonPathScanner.hasNext());
 
-                if (!currentNode.isValueNode()) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException(
-                        "Unexpected value note, index directly to the object to reference, object\n" + currentNode.toPrettyString()
-                    );
-                }
-                return currentNode.asText();
+                return currentNode;
             }
         }