diff --git a/src/js/amount.js b/src/js/amount.js
index fa404ac159..03c7748694 100644
--- a/src/js/amount.js
+++ b/src/js/amount.js
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Amount.prototype.currency = function () {
   return this._currency;
 };
 
-Amount.prototype.equals = function (d) {
+Amount.prototype.equals = function (d, ignore_issuer) {
   if ("string" === typeof d) {
     return this.equals(Amount.from_json(d));
   }
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ Amount.prototype.equals = function (d) {
 
     if (!this._is_native) {
       if (!this._currency.equals(d._currency)) return false;
-      if (!this._issuer.equals(d._issuer)) return false;
+      if (!ignore_issuer && !this._issuer.equals(d._issuer)) return false;
     }
     return true;
   } else return false;
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ Amount.prototype.to_text_full = function (opts) {
 };
 
 // For debugging.
-Amount.prototype.not_equals_why = function (d) {
+Amount.prototype.not_equals_why = function (d, ignore_issuer) {
   if ("string" === typeof d) {
     return this.not_equals_why(Amount.from_json(d));
   }
@@ -938,7 +938,9 @@ Amount.prototype.not_equals_why = function (d) {
 
     if (!this._is_native) {
       if (!this._currency.equals(d._currency)) return "Non-XRP currency differs.";
-      if (!this._issuer.equals(d._issuer)) return "Non-XRP issuer differs.";
+      if (!ignore_issuer && !this._issuer.equals(d._issuer)) {
+        return "Non-XRP issuer differs.";
+      }
     }
     return false;
   } else return "Wrong constructor.";
diff --git a/test/testutils.js b/test/testutils.js
index 876aa07652..f809efacca 100644
--- a/test/testutils.js
+++ b/test/testutils.js
@@ -285,12 +285,13 @@ var verify_balance = function (remote, src, amount_json, callback) {
   if (amount_req.is_native()) {
     remote.request_account_balance(src, 'CURRENT')
       .once('account_balance', function (amount_act) {
-          if (!amount_act.equals(amount_req))
+          if (!amount_act.equals(amount_req, true)) {
             console.log("verify_balance: failed: %s / %s",
               amount_act.to_text_full(),
               amount_req.to_text_full());
+          }
 
-          callback(!amount_act.equals(amount_req));
+          callback(!amount_act.equals(amount_req, true));
         })
       .request();
   }
@@ -305,11 +306,15 @@ var verify_balance = function (remote, src, amount_json, callback) {
 
           var account_balance = Amount.from_json(m.account_balance);
 
-          if (!account_balance.equals(amount_req)) {
-            console.log("verify_balance: failed: %s vs %s / %s: %s", src, account_balance.to_text_full(), amount_req.to_text_full(), account_balance.not_equals_why(amount_req));
+          if (!account_balance.equals(amount_req, true)) {
+            console.log("verify_balance: failed: %s vs %s / %s: %s",
+                        src,
+                        account_balance.to_text_full(),
+                        amount_req.to_text_full(),
+                        account_balance.not_equals_why(amount_req, true));
           }
 
-          callback(!account_balance.equals(amount_req));
+          callback(!account_balance.equals(amount_req, true));
         })
       .request();
   }
@@ -347,8 +352,8 @@ var verify_offer = function (remote, owner, seq, taker_pays, taker_gets, callbac
   remote.request_ledger_entry('offer')
     .offer_id(owner, seq)
     .on('success', function (m) {
-        var wrong   = (!Amount.from_json(m.node.TakerGets).equals(Amount.from_json(taker_gets))
-          || !Amount.from_json(m.node.TakerPays).equals(Amount.from_json(taker_pays)));
+        var wrong = !Amount.from_json(m.node.TakerGets).equals(Amount.from_json(taker_gets), true)
+          || !Amount.from_json(m.node.TakerPays).equals(Amount.from_json(taker_pays), true);
 
         if (wrong)
           console.log("verify_offer: failed: %s", JSON.stringify(m));