diff --git a/basis/debugger/debugger.factor b/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
index 579ca98c41..dc99443853 100644
--- a/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
+++ b/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
@@ -214,14 +214,13 @@ M: condition error-help error>> error-help ;
 
 M: assert summary drop "Assertion failed" ;
 
-M: assert error.
-    "Assertion failed" print
+M: assert-sequence summary drop "Assertion failed" ;
+
+M: assert-sequence error.
     standard-table-style [
-        15 length-limit set
-        5 line-limit set
-        [ expect>> [ [ "Expect:" write ] with-cell pprint-cell ] with-row ]
-        [ got>> [ [ "Got:" write ] with-cell pprint-cell ] with-row ] bi
-    ] tabular-output nl ;
+        [ "=== Expected:" print expected>> stack. ]
+        [ "=== Got:" print got>> stack. ] bi
+    ] tabular-output ;
 
 M: immutable summary drop "Sequence is immutable" ;
 
diff --git a/core/sequences/sequences.factor b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
index b614c15150..79195d1938 100755
--- a/core/sequences/sequences.factor
+++ b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
@@ -568,8 +568,10 @@ M: sequence <=>
     2dup [ length ] bi@ =
     [ mismatch not ] [ 2drop f ] if ; inline
 
+ERROR: assert-sequence got expected ;
+
 : assert-sequence= ( a b -- )
-    2dup sequence= [ 2drop ] [ assert ] if ;
+    2dup sequence= [ 2drop ] [ assert-sequence ] if ;
 
 : sequence-hashcode-step ( oldhash newpart -- newhash )
     >fixnum swap [