diff --git a/flask_testing/utils.py b/flask_testing/utils.py
index 7362c40..0beadf4 100644
--- a/flask_testing/utils.py
+++ b/flask_testing/utils.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def assertStatus(self, response, status_code, message=None):
 
         message = message or 'HTTP Status %s expected but got %s' \
                              % (status_code, response.status_code)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status_code, message)
+        self.assertEqual(status_code, response.status_code, message)
 
     assert_status = assertStatus