diff --git a/core/src/test/java/net/kuujo/copycat/protocol/RequestResponseTest.java b/core/src/test/java/net/kuujo/copycat/protocol/RequestResponseTest.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/net/kuujo/copycat/protocol/RequestResponseTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/net/kuujo/copycat/protocol/RequestResponseTest.java
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ public class RequestResponseTest {
       .withResult(ByteBuffer.wrap("Hello world!".getBytes()))
       .build();
     assertEquals(response.uri(), "foo");
-    assertEquals(response.result(), "Hello world!");
+    assertEquals(new String(response.result().array()), "Hello world!");
   }
 
 }
Fix failing request/response test.