diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/memory/catalog.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/memory/catalog.rs
index 8fa5c479c3..47867b2796 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/memory/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/catalog/memory/catalog.rs
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(table.identifier(), updated_table.identifier());
         assert_eq!(table.metadata().uuid(), updated_table.metadata().uuid());
-        assert!(table.metadata().last_updated_ms() < updated_table.metadata().last_updated_ms());
+        assert!(table.metadata().last_updated_ms() <= updated_table.metadata().last_updated_ms());
         assert_ne!(table.metadata_location(), updated_table.metadata_location());
 
         assert!(