diff --git a/BasicNodes/Functions/Matches.cs b/BasicNodes/Functions/Matches.cs
index 8083bfab..8a7f6969 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/Functions/Matches.cs
+++ b/BasicNodes/Functions/Matches.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class Matches : Node
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
+                // Ignored
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/BasicNodes/Tests/MatchesTests.cs b/BasicNodes/Tests/MatchesTests.cs
index 6bbef868..252013c8 100644
--- a/BasicNodes/Tests/MatchesTests.cs
+++ b/BasicNodes/Tests/MatchesTests.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 namespace BasicNodes.Tests;
 
 [TestClass]
-public class MatchesTests
+public class MatchesTests : TestBase
 {
     [TestMethod]    
     public void Matches_Math()
     {
-        var logger = new TestLogger();
         Matches ele = new ();
         ele.MatchConditions = new()
         {
@@ -19,14 +18,37 @@ public class MatchesTests
             new("{file.Size}", ">100KB"),
             new("{file.Size}", ">10MB"),
         };
-        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(null, logger,
+        var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(null, Logger,
             false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
         args.Variables["file.Size"] = 120_000; // 120KB
 
         var result = ele.Execute(args);
-        var log = logger.ToString();
         Assert.AreEqual(2, result);
     }
+    [TestMethod]    
+    public void Matches_EqualsOne()
+    {
+        foreach (var test in new[]
+                 {
+                     ((object)1, "=1"),
+                     ((object)"1", "=1"),
+                     ((object)1, "1"),
+                     ((object)"1", "1"),
+                 })
+        {
+            Matches ele = new();
+            ele.MatchConditions = new()
+            {
+                new("{myVariable}", test.Item2)
+            };
+            var args = new FileFlows.Plugin.NodeParameters(null, Logger,
+                false, string.Empty, new LocalFileService());
+            args.Variables["myVariable"] = test.Item1;
+
+            var result = ele.Execute(args);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, result);
+        }
+    }
 
     [TestMethod]    
     public void Matches_String()
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