diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 3faea8721b264fa0fc655e4f6048ec2711612c3f..284bb984855ad53ac493916adfc0bd2b538e988e 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -378,4 +378,6 @@ def test_bad_fiscal_year_begin(value):
 
 def test_default_fiscal_year_begin():
     config = config_mod.Config()
-    assert config.fiscal_year_begin() == (3, 1)
+    actual = config.fiscal_year_begin()
+    assert actual.month == 3
+    assert actual.day == 1