diff --git a/src/main/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/vorlesungen/binaryTree/Node.java b/src/main/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/vorlesungen/binaryTree/Node.java
index 0ea3487..b74dcd7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/vorlesungen/binaryTree/Node.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/vorlesungen/binaryTree/Node.java
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package de.joethei.hs.java2.vorlesungen.binaryTree;
 
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 public class Node<T> {
 
     private T value;
     private Node<T> left;
     private Node<T> right;
 
+    private Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());
+
     public Node() {
     }
 
@@ -38,8 +42,9 @@ public class Node<T> {
 
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-        if(obj instanceof Node) {
+        if (obj instanceof Node) {
             Node node = (Node) obj;
+            if(node.value.equals(this.value) && node.left == null && node.right == null) return true;
             return node.value.equals(this.value) && node.left.equals(this.left) && node.right.equals(this.right);
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/tests/VorlesungsTest.java b/src/test/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/tests/VorlesungsTest.java
index 3cf05d8..7d227c7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/tests/VorlesungsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/joethei/hs/java2/tests/VorlesungsTest.java
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ public class VorlesungsTest {
 
 
         Tree<Integer> tree = new Tree<>(new Node<>(45, new Node<>(14), new Node<>(16)));
+        Node<Integer> node = new Node<>(45, new Node<>(14), new Node<>(16));
         assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(45), tree.getRoot().getValue());
         assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(14), tree.getRoot().getLeft().getValue());
         assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(16), tree.getRoot().getRight().getValue());
-        assertEquals(new Node<Integer>(13, new Node<>(14), new Node<>(16)), new Node<Integer>(13, new Node<>(14), new Node<>(16)));
+
+        assertEquals(tree.getRoot(), node);
     }
 }
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