diff --git a/ate/utils.py b/ate/utils.py
index 093df3a8..96d7dfbf 100644
--- a/ate/utils.py
+++ b/ate/utils.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def match_expected(value, expected, comparator="eq", check_item=""):
         elif comparator in ["startswith"]:
             assert str(value).startswith(str(expected))
         elif comparator in ["endswith"]:
-            assert str(expected).startswith(str(value))
+            assert str(value).endswith(str(expected))
         else:
             raise exception.ParamsError("comparator not supported!")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 5d7f9b75..619bebf3 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ class TestUtils(ApiServerUnittest):
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("abc123", "ab", "startswith"))
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("123abc", 12, "startswith"))
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected(12345, 123, "startswith"))
+        self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("abc123", 23, "endswith"))
+        self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("123abc", "abc", "endswith"))
+        self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected(12345, 45, "endswith"))
 
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected(None, None, "eq"))
         with self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError):