diff --git a/t/api-rest/api-subscribers.t b/t/api-rest/api-subscribers.t
index e2d826b918..44f09292d8 100644
--- a/t/api-rest/api-subscribers.t
+++ b/t/api-rest/api-subscribers.t
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ my $put2get_check_params = {ignore_fields => [qw/modify_timestamp create_timesta
 
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     $subscriber->{content}->{primary_number} = $intentional_primary_number;
+    $put2get_check_params->{compare_cb} = sub{
+        #$put_in->{content}, $put_get_out->{content};
+        my($put_in_content,$put_get_out_content) = @_;
+        delete $put_get_out_content->{primary_number}->{number_id} if exists $put_get_out_content->{primary_number};
+    };
     ($subscriber_put,$subscriber_get,$preferences_get) = $test_machine->put_and_get($subscriber, $preferences_put, $put2get_check_params);
     is($preferences_get->{content}->{cli}, $intentional_cli, "1. check that cli was preserved on subscriber phones update: $preferences_get->{content}->{cli} == $intentional_cli");
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