diff --git a/test/require/assertions.go b/test/require/assertions.go
index edcd05b..a9956e5 100644
--- a/test/require/assertions.go
+++ b/test/require/assertions.go
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 package keelrequire
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/foomo/keel/log"
+	keeltestutil "github.com/foomo/keel/test/util"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/tidwall/pretty"
 )
 
 // Assertions provides assertion methods around the
@@ -19,10 +26,19 @@ func New(t *testing.T) *Assertions { //nolint:thelper
 
 func (a *Assertions) InlineEqual(actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	a.t.Helper()
-	InlineEqual(a.t, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+	if expected, ok := keeltestutil.Inline(a.t, 2, "%v", actual); ok {
+		require.Equal(a.t, expected, fmt.Sprintf("%v", actual), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
 }
 
 func (a *Assertions) InlineJSONEq(actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	a.t.Helper()
-	InlineJSONEq(a.t, actual, msgAndArgs...)
+	// marshal value
+	actualBytes, err := json.Marshal(actual)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.t.Fatal("failed to marshal json", log.FError(err))
+	}
+	if expected, ok := keeltestutil.Inline(a.t, 2, string(actualBytes)); ok {
+		require.Equal(a.t, string(pretty.Pretty([]byte(expected))), string(pretty.Pretty(actualBytes)), msgAndArgs...)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/test/require/require.go b/test/require/require.go
index 0c3fd17..c26a819 100644
--- a/test/require/require.go
+++ b/test/require/require.go
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 func InlineEqual(t *testing.T, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if t.Failed() {
-		return
-	}
 	if expected, ok := keeltestutil.Inline(t, 2, "%v", actual); ok {
 		require.Equal(t, expected, fmt.Sprintf("%v", actual), msgAndArgs...)
 	}
@@ -23,9 +20,6 @@ func InlineEqual(t *testing.T, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 
 func InlineJSONEq(t *testing.T, actual interface{}, msgAndArgs ...interface{}) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if t.Failed() {
-		return
-	}
 	// marshal value
 	actualBytes, err := json.Marshal(actual)
 	if err != nil {