diff --git a/check/test.go b/check/test.go
index 9ddb469969bb862fbdf50afbae4e6d393118e297..059642f8453b0a3922d52e33ebed5b374bea6231 100644
--- a/check/test.go
+++ b/check/test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ func (t *testItem) execute(s string) *testOutput {
 				}
 			}
 
-			result.actualResult = strings.ToLower(flagVal)
 			switch t.Compare.Op {
 			case "eq":
 				value := strings.ToLower(flagVal)
@@ -232,6 +231,10 @@ func (ts *tests) execute(s string) *testOutput {
 	finalOutput.testResult = result
 	finalOutput.actualResult = res[0].actualResult
 
+	if finalOutput.actualResult == "" {
+		finalOutput.actualResult = s
+	}
+
 	return finalOutput
 }