diff --git a/inmem/view.go b/inmem/view.go
index 8695a4eba0..af57ed717a 100644
--- a/inmem/view.go
+++ b/inmem/view.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package inmem
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (s *Service) FindViewByID(ctx context.Context, id platform.ID) (*platform.V
 func filterViewFn(filter platform.ViewFilter) func(d *platform.View) bool {
 	if filter.ID != nil {
 		return func(d *platform.View) bool {
-			return bytes.Equal(d.ID, *filter.ID)
+			return d.ID == *filter.ID
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/testing/scraper_target.go b/testing/scraper_target.go
index 222cae8d32..d3a8e5f0e4 100644
--- a/testing/scraper_target.go
+++ b/testing/scraper_target.go
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func UpdateTarget(
 				url: "changed",
 			},
 			wants: wants{
-				err: errors.New("update scraper: id is empty"),
+				err: errors.New("update scraper: id is invalid"),
 			},
 		},
 		{