diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JsonPath/JPathParseTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JsonPath/JPathParseTests.cs
index d2faab98..d6aa3b10 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JsonPath/JPathParseTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Linq/JsonPath/JPathParseTests.cs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Linq.JsonPath
             JPath path = new JPath("[?(1 > 2)]");
             Assert.AreEqual(1, path.Filters.Count);
             BooleanQueryExpression booleanExpression = (BooleanQueryExpression)((QueryFilter)path.Filters[0]).Expression;
-            Assert.AreEqual(new JValue(1), booleanExpression.Left);
-            Assert.AreEqual(new JValue(1), booleanExpression.Right);
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, (int)(JValue)booleanExpression.Left);
+            Assert.AreEqual(2, (int)(JValue)booleanExpression.Right);
             Assert.AreEqual(QueryOperator.GreaterThan, booleanExpression.Operator);
         }
 
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/JPath.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/JPath.cs
index 58f66737..4a0ae4f6 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/JPath.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Linq/JsonPath/JPath.cs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JsonPath
             return true;
         }
 
-        private JsonException ThrowUnexpectedCharacterException()
+        private JsonException CreateUnexpectedCharacterException()
         {
             return new JsonException("Unexpected character while parsing path query: " + _expression[_currentIndex]);
         }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JsonPath
                 return new JValue(value);
             }
 
-            throw ThrowUnexpectedCharacterException();
+            throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException();
         }
 
         private QueryExpression ParseExpression()
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JsonPath
                 {
                     if (!Match("&&"))
                     {
-                        throw ThrowUnexpectedCharacterException();
+                        throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException();
                     }
 
                     if (parentExpression == null || parentExpression.Operator != QueryOperator.And)
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JsonPath
                 {
                     if (!Match("||"))
                     {
-                        throw ThrowUnexpectedCharacterException();
+                        throw CreateUnexpectedCharacterException();
                     }
 
                     if (parentExpression == null || parentExpression.Operator != QueryOperator.Or)