diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_regex_text.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_regex_text.py
index 06c60ea4..2268d34f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_regex_text.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_regex_text.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ def test_strip_regex_text_func():
 
     stripped_content = html_tools.strip_ignore_text(test_content, ignore_lines)
 
-    assert b"but 1 lines" in stripped_content
-    assert b"igNORe-cAse text" not in stripped_content
-    assert b"but 1234 lines" not in stripped_content
-    assert b"really" not in stripped_content
-    assert b"not this" not in stripped_content
+    assert "but 1 lines" in stripped_content
+    assert "igNORe-cAse text" not in stripped_content
+    assert "but 1234 lines" not in stripped_content
+    assert "really" not in stripped_content
+    assert "not this" not in stripped_content
 
     # Check line number reporting
     stripped_content = html_tools.strip_ignore_text(test_content, ignore_lines, mode="line numbers")
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
index 37d21d1b..8485d039 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def test_strip_text_func():
 
     stripped_content = html_tools.strip_ignore_text(test_content, ignore_lines)
 
-    assert b"sometimes" not in stripped_content
-    assert b"Some content" in stripped_content
+    assert "sometimes" not in stripped_content
+    assert "Some content" in stripped_content
 
 
 def set_original_ignore_response():