diff --git a/basyx/aas/examples/tutorial_storage.py b/basyx/aas/examples/tutorial_storage.py
index 8c8724190..0d76e9a5f 100755
--- a/basyx/aas/examples/tutorial_storage.py
+++ b/basyx/aas/examples/tutorial_storage.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
              for reference in aas.submodel]
 
 # The first (and only) element of this list should be our example submodel:
-assert submodel is tmp_submodel
+assert submodel is submodels[0]
 
 # Now, let's manually create a reference to the Property within the submodel. The reference uses two keys, the first one
 # identifying the submodel by its identification, the second one resolving to the Property within the submodel by its