diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessJoinTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessJoinTest.php
index 8896d63..a1a30c9 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessJoinTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessJoinTest.php
@@ -248,6 +248,37 @@ public function testNodeAccessJoin() {
         }
       }
     }
+
+    // The above code doesn't create pages for a reference to a private article
+    // chained to a reference to an author private article. We create those
+    // pages now.
+    $edit = [
+      'title' => 'private article - author private',
+      'type' => 'article',
+    ];
+    $edit['private'][0]['value'] = TRUE;
+    $edit['related_article'][0]['target_id'] = $this->articles['author no reference']['author private'];
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode($edit);
+    $this->articles['private']['author private'] = $node->id();
+
+    $edit['title'] = 'author private article - private';
+    $edit['uid'] = $this->authorUser->id();
+    $edit['related_article'][0]['target_id'] = $this->articles['no reference']['private'];
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode($edit);
+    $this->articles['author private']['private'] = $node->id();
+
+    // Now create the pages.
+    $edit = [
+      'type' => 'page',
+      'title' => 'Page - author private - private',
+    ];
+    $edit['related_article'][0]['target_id'] = $this->articles['author private']['private'];
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode($edit);
+    $edit['title'] = 'Page - private - author private';
+    $edit['related_article'][0]['target_id'] = $this->articles['private']['author private'];
+    $this->drupalCreateNode($edit);
+
+    $total += 2;
     $total_author += $total_public;
 
     ViewTestData::createTestViews(get_class($this), ['node_test_views']);
@@ -264,7 +295,7 @@ public function testNodeAccessJoin() {
     $this->assertNoText('- private', "Node author doesn't see private nodes he's not the author of");
     $this->assertText('Page - public - no reference', 'Node with public reference visible');
     $rows = count($this->xpath("//td[@headers='view-title-table-column']"));
-    $this->assertTrue($rows == $total_author, "Author sees all rows he has access to. $rows - $total_author");
+    $this->assertEqual($rows, $total_author, "Author sees all rows he has access to.");
 
     // User to check if entries with private references are hidden.
     $this->regularUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(['access content']);
@@ -276,7 +307,7 @@ public function testNodeAccessJoin() {
     $this->assertText('Page - public - no reference', 'Node with public reference visible');
     $this->assertText('Page - public - public', 'Node with 2 public joins visible');
     $rows = count($this->xpath("//td[@headers='view-title-table-column']"));
-    $this->assertTrue($rows == $total_public, "User with no access sees only public rows.");
+    $this->assertEqual($rows, $total_public, "User with no access sees only public rows.");
 
     // User to check if entries with private references are visible.
     $this->accessUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(['access content', 'node test view']);
@@ -284,7 +315,7 @@ public function testNodeAccessJoin() {
     $this->drupalGet('test-node-access-join');
     $this->verbose('Viewing page with access user');
     $rows = count($this->xpath("//td[@headers='view-title-table-column']"));
-    $this->assertTrue($rows == $total, "User with access sees all rows.");
+    $this->assertEqual($rows, $total, "User with access sees all rows.");
 
   }