diff --git a/climada/hazard/test/test_base_xarray.py b/climada/hazard/test/test_base_xarray.py
index f6d600435..53e8217e6 100644
--- a/climada/hazard/test/test_base_xarray.py
+++ b/climada/hazard/test/test_base_xarray.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def _assert_default_values(self, hazard):
         self.assertEqual(hazard.units, "")
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(hazard.event_id, [1, 2])
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(
-            hazard.event_name, [np.datetime64(val) for val in self.time]
+            hazard.event_name, [str(x) for x in hazard.event_id]
         )
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(
             hazard.date, [val.toordinal() for val in self.time]
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ def test_missing_dims(self):
             ds = ds.isel(time=0).squeeze()
             hazard = Hazard.from_xarray_raster(ds, "", "")
             self._assert_default_types(hazard)
-            np.testing.assert_array_equal(
-                hazard.event_name, [np.datetime64(self.time[0])]
-            )
+
             np.testing.assert_array_equal(hazard.date, [self.time[0].toordinal()])
             np.testing.assert_array_equal(hazard.centroids.lat, [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1])
             np.testing.assert_array_equal(hazard.centroids.lon, [0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2])
@@ -369,9 +367,6 @@ def test_missing_dims(self):
             ds = ds.expand_dims(time=[np.datetime64("2022-01-01")])
             hazard = Hazard.from_xarray_raster(ds, "", "")
             self._assert_default_types(hazard)
-            np.testing.assert_array_equal(
-                hazard.event_name, [np.datetime64("2022-01-01")]
-            )
             np.testing.assert_array_equal(
                 hazard.date, [dt.datetime(2022, 1, 1).toordinal()]
             )