diff --git a/lib/helper/JSONResponse.js b/lib/helper/JSONResponse.js
index b45859dd9..908d4d0bf 100644
--- a/lib/helper/JSONResponse.js
+++ b/lib/helper/JSONResponse.js
@@ -349,7 +349,25 @@ class JSONResponse extends Helper {
     for (const key in expected) {
       assert(key in actual, `Key "${key}" not found in ${JSON.stringify(actual)}`)
       if (typeof expected[key] === 'object' && expected[key] !== null) {
-        this._assertContains(actual[key], expected[key])
+        if (Array.isArray(expected[key])) {
+          // Handle array comparison: each expected element should have a match in actual array
+          assert(Array.isArray(actual[key]), `Expected array for key "${key}", but got ${typeof actual[key]}`)
+          for (const expectedItem of expected[key]) {
+            let found = false
+            for (const actualItem of actual[key]) {
+              try {
+                this._assertContains(actualItem, expectedItem)
+                found = true
+                break
+              } catch (err) {
+                continue
+              }
+            }
+            assert(found, `No matching element found in array for ${JSON.stringify(expectedItem)}`)
+          }
+        } else {
+          this._assertContains(actual[key], expected[key])
+        }
       } else {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(actual[key], expected[key], `Values for key "${key}" don't match`)
       }
diff --git a/test/helper/JSONResponse_test.js b/test/helper/JSONResponse_test.js
index 146bbd643..6fc42fca5 100644
--- a/test/helper/JSONResponse_test.js
+++ b/test/helper/JSONResponse_test.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('JSONResponse', () => {
       I.seeResponseContainsJson({
         posts: [{ id: 1, author: 'davert' }],
       })
-      expect(() => I.seeResponseContainsJson({ posts: [{ id: 2, author: 'boss' }] })).to.throw('expected { …(2) } to deeply match { Object (posts) }')
+      expect(() => I.seeResponseContainsJson({ posts: [{ id: 2, author: 'boss' }] })).to.throw('No matching element found in array for {"id":2,"author":"boss"}')
     })
 
     it('should check for json inclusion - returned Array', () => {
@@ -141,11 +141,12 @@ describe('JSONResponse', () => {
 
     it('should check for json by callback', () => {
       restHelper.config.onResponse({ data })
-      const fn = ({ expect, data }) => {
-        expect(data).to.have.keys(['posts', 'user'])
+      const fn = ({ assert, data }) => {
+        assert('posts' in data)
+        assert('user' in data)
       }
       I.seeResponseValidByCallback(fn)
-      expect(fn.toString()).to.include('expect(data).to.have')
+      expect(fn.toString()).to.include("assert('posts' in data)")
     })
 
     it('should check for json by joi schema', () => {