diff --git a/lib/src/equatable.dart b/lib/src/equatable.dart
index 6b4445b9..232e2554 100644
--- a/lib/src/equatable.dart
+++ b/lib/src/equatable.dart
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ abstract class Equatable {
     if (stringify ?? EquatableConfig.stringify) {
       return mapPropsToString(runtimeType, props);
     }
-    return '$runtimeType';
+    return super.toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart b/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
index b69db159..6a416b31 100644
--- a/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
+++ b/lib/src/equatable_mixin.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ mixin EquatableMixin {
     if (stringify ?? EquatableConfig.stringify) {
       return mapPropsToString(runtimeType, props);
     }
-    return '$runtimeType';
+    return super.toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/equatable_config_test.dart b/test/equatable_config_test.dart
index 08483ba5..bade9daf 100644
--- a/test/equatable_config_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_config_test.dart
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ void main() {
         EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
         expect(
           Credentials(username: 'joe', password: 'pass').toString(),
-          'Credentials',
+          "Instance of 'Credentials'",
         );
         expect(
           CredentialsMixin(username: 'joe', password: 'pass').toString(),
-          'CredentialsMixin',
+          "Instance of 'CredentialsMixin'",
         );
       });
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void main() {
             password: 'pass',
             shouldStringify: false,
           ).toString(),
-          'Credentials',
+          "Instance of 'Credentials'",
         );
         expect(
           CredentialsMixin(
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void main() {
             password: 'pass',
             shouldStringify: false,
           ).toString(),
-          'CredentialsMixin',
+          "Instance of 'CredentialsMixin'",
         );
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart b/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
index 41b5bad8..e4170c9d 100644
--- a/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_mixin_test.dart
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should correct toString when EquatableConfig.stringify is false', () {
       EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
       final instance = SimpleEquatable('simple');
-      expect(instance.toString(), 'SimpleEquatable<String>');
+      expect(instance.toString(), "Instance of 'SimpleEquatable<String>'");
     });
 
     test('should return true when instance is the same', () {
@@ -660,9 +660,12 @@ void main() {
           ExplicitStringifyFalse(name: 'Bob', hairColor: Color.black);
       final instanceC =
           ExplicitStringifyFalse(name: 'Joe', age: 50, hairColor: Color.blonde);
-      expect(instanceA.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceB.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceC.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
+
+      const expected = "Instance of 'ExplicitStringifyFalse'";
+
+      expect(instanceA.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceB.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceC.toString(), expected);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/equatable_test.dart b/test/equatable_test.dart
index 9814049f..fb3c87c7 100644
--- a/test/equatable_test.dart
+++ b/test/equatable_test.dart
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void main() {
     test('should correct toString when EquatableConfig.stringify is false', () {
       EquatableConfig.stringify = false;
       final instance = SimpleEquatable('simple');
-      expect(instance.toString(), 'SimpleEquatable<String>');
+      expect(instance.toString(), "Instance of 'SimpleEquatable<String>'");
     });
 
     test('should return true when instance is the same', () {
@@ -1057,9 +1057,12 @@ void main() {
         age: 50,
         hairColor: Color.blonde,
       );
-      expect(instanceA.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceB.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
-      expect(instanceC.toString(), 'ExplicitStringifyFalse');
+
+      const expected = "Instance of 'ExplicitStringifyFalse'";
+
+      expect(instanceA.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceB.toString(), expected);
+      expect(instanceC.toString(), expected);
     });
   });
 }