diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 87a7186..92c3199 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name = "LuxTestUtils"
 uuid = "ac9de150-d08f-4546-94fb-7472b5760531"
 authors = ["Avik Pal <avikpal@mit.edu>"]
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 
 [deps]
 ADTypes = "47edcb42-4c32-4615-8424-f2b9edc5f35b"
+ArrayInterface = "4fba245c-0d91-5ea0-9b3e-6abc04ee57a9"
 ChainRulesCore = "d360d2e6-b24c-11e9-a2a3-2a2ae2dbcce4"
 ComponentArrays = "b0b7db55-cfe3-40fc-9ded-d10e2dbeff66"
 DispatchDoctor = "8d63f2c5-f18a-4cf2-ba9d-b3f60fc568c8"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ Zygote = "e88e6eb3-aa80-5325-afca-941959d7151f"
 
 [compat]
 ADTypes = "1.8.1"
+ArrayInterface = "7.9"
 ChainRulesCore = "1.24.0"
 ComponentArrays = "0.15.14"
 DispatchDoctor = "0.4.12"
diff --git a/src/LuxTestUtils.jl b/src/LuxTestUtils.jl
index dfda396..795665c 100644
--- a/src/LuxTestUtils.jl
+++ b/src/LuxTestUtils.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module LuxTestUtils
 
+using ArrayInterface: ArrayInterface
 using ComponentArrays: ComponentArray, getdata, getaxes
 using DispatchDoctor: allow_unstable
 using Functors: Functors
diff --git a/src/autodiff.jl b/src/autodiff.jl
index 7debc94..f46136f 100644
--- a/src/autodiff.jl
+++ b/src/autodiff.jl
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ function test_gradients(f, args...; skip_backends=[], broken_backends=[],
         @testset "$(nameof(typeof(backends[1])))() vs $(nameof(typeof(backend)))()" for backend in backends[2:end]
             local_test_expr = :([$(nameof(typeof(backend)))] - $(test_expr))
 
-            result = if backend in skip_backends
+            result = if check_ad_backend_in(backend, skip_backends)
                 Broken(:skipped, local_test_expr)
             elseif (soft_fail isa Bool && soft_fail) ||
-                   (soft_fail isa Vector && backend in soft_fail)
+                   (soft_fail isa Vector && check_ad_backend_in(backend, soft_fail))
                 try
                     ∂args = allow_unstable() do
                         return gradient(f, backend, args...)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function test_gradients(f, args...; skip_backends=[], broken_backends=[],
                 catch
                     Broken(:test, local_test_expr)
                 end
-            elseif backend in broken_backends
+            elseif check_ad_backend_in(backend, broken_backends)
                 try
                     ∂args = allow_unstable() do
                         return gradient(f, backend, args...)
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 22f0749..4327504 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -123,3 +123,9 @@ function reorder_macro_kw_params(exs)
     end
     return Tuple(exs)
 end
+
+function check_ad_backend_in(backend, backends)
+    backends_type = map(ArrayInterface.parameterless_type ∘ typeof, backends)
+    backend_type = ArrayInterface.parameterless_type(typeof(backend))
+    return backend_type in backends_type
+end