diff --git a/internal/asyncassertion/async_assertion_test.go b/internal/asyncassertion/async_assertion_test.go
index 95e4e82..4288d4d 100644
--- a/internal/asyncassertion/async_assertion_test.go
+++ b/internal/asyncassertion/async_assertion_test.go
@@ -28,29 +28,27 @@
 	Describe("Eventually", func() {
 		Context("the positive case", func() {
 			It("should poll the function and matcher", func() {
-				arr := []int{}
-				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() []int {
-					arr = append(arr, 1)
-					return arr
+				counter := 0
+				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() int {
+					counter++
+					return counter
 				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
-				a.Should(HaveLen(10))
-
-				Ω(arr).Should(HaveLen(10))
+				a.Should(BeNumerically("==", 5))
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(BeZero())
 			})
 
 			It("should continue when the matcher errors", func() {
-				var arr = []int{}
+				counter := 0
 				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() interface{} {
-					arr = append(arr, 1)
-					if len(arr) == 4 {
-						return 0 //this should cause the matcher to error
+					counter++
+					if counter == 5 {
+						return "not-a-number" //this should cause the matcher to error
 					}
-					return arr
+					return counter
 				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
-				a.Should(HaveLen(4), "My description %d", 2)
+				a.Should(BeNumerically("==", 5), "My description %d", 2)
 
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("Timed out after"))
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("My description 2"))
@@ -58,18 +56,18 @@
 			})
 
 			It("should be able to timeout", func() {
-				arr := []int{}
-				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() []int {
-					arr = append(arr, 1)
-					return arr
+				counter := 0
+				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() int {
+					counter++
+					return counter
 				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
-				a.Should(HaveLen(11), "My description %d", 2)
+				a.Should(BeNumerically(">", 100), "My description %d", 2)
 
-				Ω(len(arr)).Should(BeNumerically(">", 8))
-				Ω(len(arr)).Should(BeNumerically("<=", 10))
+				Ω(counter).Should(BeNumerically(">", 8))
+				Ω(counter).Should(BeNumerically("<=", 10))
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("Timed out after"))
-				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("<[]int | len:10"), "Should pass the correct value to the matcher message formatter.")
+				Ω(failureMessage).Should(MatchRegexp(`\<int\>: \d`), "Should pass the correct value to the matcher message formatter.")
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("My description 2"))
 				Ω(callerSkip).Should(Equal(4))
 			})
@@ -78,18 +76,14 @@
 		Context("the negative case", func() {
 			It("should poll the function and matcher", func() {
 				counter := 0
-				arr := []int{}
-				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() []int {
+				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() int {
 					counter += 1
-					if counter >= 10 {
-						arr = append(arr, 1)
-					}
-					return arr
+					return counter
 				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
-				a.ShouldNot(HaveLen(0))
+				a.ShouldNot(BeNumerically("<", 3))
 
-				Ω(arr).Should(HaveLen(1))
+				Ω(counter).Should(Equal(3))
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(BeZero())
 			})
 
@@ -107,14 +101,14 @@
 			})
 
 			It("should be able to timeout", func() {
-				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() []int {
-					return []int{}
-				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
+				a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeEventually, func() int {
+					return 0
+				}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.1*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
-				a.ShouldNot(HaveLen(0), "My description %d", 2)
+				a.ShouldNot(Equal(0), "My description %d", 2)
 
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("Timed out after"))
-				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("<[]int | len:0"), "Should pass the correct value to the matcher message formatter.")
+				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("<int>: 0"), "Should pass the correct value to the matcher message formatter.")
 				Ω(failureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("My description 2"))
 				Ω(callerSkip).Should(Equal(4))
 			})
@@ -173,7 +167,8 @@
 					}, fakeFailHandler, time.Duration(0.2*float64(time.Second)), time.Duration(0.02*float64(time.Second)), 1)
 
 					a.Should(Equal("foo"))
-					Ω(calls).Should(Equal(10))
+					Ω(calls).Should(BeNumerically(">", 8))
+					Ω(calls).Should(BeNumerically("<=", 10))
 					Ω(failureMessage).Should(BeZero())
 				})
 			})
@@ -183,7 +178,7 @@
 					calls := 0
 					a := New(AsyncAssertionTypeConsistently, func() interface{} {
 						calls++
-						if calls > 9 {
+						if calls > 5 {
 							return "bar"
 						}
 						return "foo"