diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/Note.cpp b/libs/evoral/src/Note.cpp
index 01820b70e7..8ff3ccaff1 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/src/Note.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/src/Note.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Note<Time>::Note(uint8_t chan, Time t, Time l, uint8_t n, uint8_t v)
 	_off_event.buffer()[1] = n;
 	_off_event.buffer()[2] = 0x40;
 
-	assert(time() == t);
+	assert(musical_time_equal (time(),t));
 	assert(musical_time_equal (length(), l));
 	assert(note() == n);
 	assert(velocity() == v);
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ Note<Time>::Note(const Note<Time>& copy)
 	  _off_event.buffer = _off_event_buffer;
 	  memcpy(_off_event_buffer, copy._off_event_buffer, 3);
 	*/
-
-	assert(time() == copy.time());
-	assert(end_time() == copy.end_time());
+	
+	assert(musical_time_equal (time(),copy.time()));
+	assert(musical_time_equal (end_time(), copy.end_time()));
+	assert(musical_time_equal (length(), copy.length()));
 	assert(note() == copy.note());
 	assert(velocity() == copy.velocity());
-	assert(length() == copy.length());
 	assert(_on_event.channel() == _off_event.channel());
 	assert(channel() == copy.channel());
 }
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ Note<Time>::operator=(const Note<Time>& other)
 	_on_event = other._on_event;
 	_off_event = other._off_event;
 
-	assert(time() == other.time());
-	assert(end_time() == other.end_time());
+	assert(musical_time_equal (time(),other.time()));
+	assert(musical_time_equal (end_time(), other.end_time()));
+	assert(musical_time_equal (length(), other.length()));
 	assert(note() == other.note());
 	assert(velocity() == other.velocity());
-	assert(length() == other.length());
 	assert(_on_event.channel() == _off_event.channel());
 	assert(channel() == other.channel());