diff --git a/spec/expectations/value_expectation_spec.cr b/spec/expectations/value_expectation_spec.cr
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/spec/expectations/value_expectation_spec.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+require "../spec_helper"
+
+describe Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation do
+  describe "#eval" do
+    context "with a successful match" do
+      it "returns a successful result" do
+        value = 42
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_true # Sanity check.
+        expectation.eval.successful?.should be_true
+      end
+
+      it "reports a successful actual message" do
+        value = 42
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_true # Sanity check.
+        expectation.eval.actual_message.should eq(expectation.message)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with an unsuccessful match" do
+      it "returns an unsuccessful result" do
+        value1 = 42
+        value2 = 777
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2.to_s, value2)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_false # Sanity check.
+        expectation.eval.successful?.should be_false
+      end
+
+      it "reports an unsuccessful actual message" do
+        value1 = 42
+        value2 = 777
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2.to_s, value2)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_false # Sanity check.
+        expectation.eval.actual_message.should eq(expectation.negated_message)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "reports a non-negated expected message" do
+      value = 42
+      partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+      matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+      expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+      expectation.eval.expected_message.should eq(expectation.message)
+    end
+
+    context "negated" do
+      context "with a successful match" do
+        it "returns an unsuccessful result" do
+          value = 42
+          partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+          matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+          expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+          matcher.match?(partial).should be_true # Sanity check.
+          expectation.eval(true).successful?.should be_false
+        end
+
+        it "reports an unsuccessful actual message" do
+          value = 42
+          partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+          matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+          expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+          matcher.match?(partial).should be_true # Sanity check.
+          expectation.eval(true).actual_message.should eq(expectation.negated_message)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with an unsuccessful match" do
+        it "returns a successful result" do
+          value1 = 42
+          value2 = 777
+          partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+          matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2.to_s, value2)
+          expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+          matcher.match?(partial).should be_false # Sanity check.
+          expectation.eval(true).successful?.should be_true
+        end
+
+        it "reports a successful actual message" do
+          value1 = 42
+          value2 = 777
+          partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+          matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2.to_s, value2)
+          expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+          matcher.match?(partial).should be_false # Sanity check.
+          expectation.eval(true).actual_message.should eq(expectation.message)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "reports a negated expected message" do
+        value = 42
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        expectation.eval(true).expected_message.should eq(expectation.negated_message)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#satisifed?" do
+    context "with a successful match" do
+      it "is true" do
+        value = 42
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_true # Sanity check.
+        expectation.satisfied?.should be_true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with an unsuccessful match" do
+      it "is false" do
+        value1 = 42
+        value2 = 777
+        partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value1.to_s, value1)
+        matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value2.to_s, value2)
+        expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+        matcher.match?(partial).should be_false # Sanity check.
+        expectation.satisfied?.should be_false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#message" do
+    it "equals the matcher's #message" do
+      value = 42
+      partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+      matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+      expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+      expectation.message.should eq(matcher.message(partial))
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#negated_message" do
+    it "equals the matcher's #negated_message" do
+      value = 42
+      partial = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectationPartial.new(value.to_s, value)
+      matcher = Spectator::Matchers::EqualityMatcher.new(value.to_s, value)
+      expectation = Spectator::Expectations::ValueExpectation.new(partial, matcher)
+      expectation.negated_message.should eq(matcher.negated_message(partial))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/spectator/expectations/expectation.cr b/src/spectator/expectations/expectation.cr
index 6236850..d51aa09 100644
--- a/src/spectator/expectations/expectation.cr
+++ b/src/spectator/expectations/expectation.cr
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module Spectator::Expectations
 
       # Description of what actually happened when the expectation was evaluated.
       def actual_message
-        message(@successful)
+        message(!@successful)
       end
 
       # Retrieves the message or negated message from an expectation.