diff --git a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/assertions.py b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/assertions.py
index ee1099e0577ad..a08d20bb1f678 100644
--- a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/assertions.py
+++ b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/assertions.py
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ def assert_same_type_and_shape(values, this_key_chain=None):
             ), "returned dtype = {}, ground-truth returned dtype = {}".format(x_d, y_d)
 
 
+def assert_same_type(ret_from_target, ret_from_gt, backend_to_test, gt_backend):
+    """
+    Assert that the return types from the target and ground truth frameworks are the
+    same.
+
+    checks with a string comparison because with_backend returns
+    different objects. Doesn't check recursively.
+    """
+    # ToDo: do this with nested map
+    assert_msg = (
+        f"ground truth backend ({gt_backend}) returned"
+        f" {type(ret_from_gt)} but target backend ({backend_to_test}) returned"
+        f" {type(ret_from_target)}"
+    )
+    assert str(type(ret_from_target)) == str(type(ret_from_gt)), assert_msg
+
+
 def value_test(
     *,
     ret_np_flat,
diff --git a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/function_testing.py b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/function_testing.py
index 42753710bfa3d..fbd3103fc23b0 100644
--- a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/function_testing.py
+++ b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/helpers/function_testing.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 from ivy_tests.test_ivy.helpers.testing_helpers import _create_transpile_report
 from .assertions import (
     value_test,
+    assert_same_type,
     check_unsupported_dtype,
 )
 
@@ -567,17 +568,6 @@ def test_function(
                 on_device=on_device,
             )
 
-    assert ret_device == ret_from_gt_device, (
-        f"ground truth backend ({test_flags.ground_truth_backend}) returned array on"
-        f" device {ret_from_gt_device} but target backend ({backend_to_test})"
-        f" returned array on device {ret_device}"
-    )
-    if ret_device is not None:
-        assert ret_device == on_device, (
-            f"device is set to {on_device}, but ground truth produced array on"
-            f" {ret_device}"
-        )
-
     # assuming value test will be handled manually in the test function
     if not test_values:
         if return_flat_np_arrays:
@@ -599,6 +589,20 @@ def test_function(
         backend=backend_to_test,
         ground_truth_backend=test_flags.ground_truth_backend,
     )
+    assert_same_type(
+        ret_from_target, ret_from_gt, backend_to_test, test_flags.ground_truth_backend
+    )
+
+    assert ret_device == ret_from_gt_device, (
+        f"ground truth backend ({test_flags.ground_truth_backend}) returned array on"
+        f" device {ret_from_gt_device} but target backend ({backend_to_test})"
+        f" returned array on device {ret_device}"
+    )
+    if ret_device is not None:
+        assert ret_device == on_device, (
+            f"device is set to {on_device}, but ground truth produced array on"
+            f" {ret_device}"
+        )
 
 
 def test_frontend_function(