diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_json_api.py b/deluge/tests/test_json_api.py
index 546d57fc3..8c6d34bdb 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_json_api.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_json_api.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class JSONTestCase(JSONBase):
 
         def write(response_str):
             request.write_was_called = True
-            response = json_lib.loads(response_str)
+            response = json_lib.loads(response_str.decode())
             self.assertEqual(response['result'], None)
             self.assertEqual(response['id'], None)
             self.assertEqual(
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class JSONRequestFailedTestCase(JSONBase, WebServerMockBase):
 
         def write(response_str):
             request.write_was_called = True
-            response = json_lib.loads(response_str)
+            response = json_lib.loads(response_str.decode())
             self.assertEqual(response['result'], None, 'BAD RESULT')
             self.assertEqual(response['id'], 0)
             self.assertEqual(
diff --git a/deluge/tests/test_webserver.py b/deluge/tests/test_webserver.py
index abfac366e..e0986e475 100644
--- a/deluge/tests/test_webserver.py
+++ b/deluge/tests/test_webserver.py
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class WebServerTestCase(WebServerTestBase, WebServerMockBase):
 
         body = yield twisted.web.client.readBody(d)
 
-        json = json_lib.loads(body)
+        json = json_lib.loads(body.decode())
         self.assertEqual(None, json['error'])
         self.assertEqual('torrent_filehash', json['result']['name'])