diff --git a/tests/test_networkmanager.py b/tests/test_networkmanager.py
index 9d1dfbb..b75a694 100644
--- a/tests/test_networkmanager.py
+++ b/tests/test_networkmanager.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class TestNetworkManager(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
'uuid': uuid,
'type': '802-11-wireless',}, signature='sv'),
'802-11-wireless': dbus.Dictionary({
- 'ssid': dbus.ByteArray('The_SSID'),}, signature='sv')
+ 'ssid': dbus.ByteArray('The_SSID'.encode('UTF-8')),}, signature='sv')
}, signature='sa{sv}')
con1 = self.settings.AddConnection(settings)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class TestNetworkManager(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
'uuid': uuid,
'type': '802-11-wireless',}, signature='sv'),
'802-11-wireless': dbus.Dictionary({
- 'ssid': dbus.ByteArray('The_SSID'),}, signature='sv')
+ 'ssid': dbus.ByteArray('The_SSID'.encode('UTF-8')),}, signature='sv')
}, signature='sa{sv}')
con1 = self.settings.AddConnection(settings)