diff --git a/chai-jquery.js b/chai-jquery.js
index ed54a66..58294dc 100644
--- a/chai-jquery.js
+++ b/chai-jquery.js
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@
 
   chai.Assertion.addMethod('text', function (text) {
     var actual = flag(this, 'object').text();
+    var expected = text.toString()
     this.assert(
-        actual === text
+        actual === expected
       , 'expected #{this} to have text #{exp}, but the text was #{act}'
       , 'expected #{this} not to have text #{exp}'
-      , text
+      , expected
       , actual
     );
   });