diff --git a/jmclient/test/test_configure.py b/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
index c76a6fd..adcfccc 100644
--- a/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
+++ b/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 '''test configure module.'''
 
 import pytest
+import struct
 from jmclient import load_program_config, jm_single, get_irc_mchannels
 from jmclient.configure import (get_config_irc_channel, get_p2sh_vbyte,
                                 get_p2pk_vbyte, get_blockchain_interface_instance)
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ def test_config_get_irc_channel():
 
 def test_net_byte():
     load_program_config()
-    assert get_p2pk_vbyte() == 0x6f
-    assert get_p2sh_vbyte() == 196
+    assert struct.unpack(b'B', get_p2pk_vbyte())[0] == 0x6f
+    assert struct.unpack(b'B', get_p2sh_vbyte())[0] == 196
 
 
 def test_blockchain_sources():