1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/fs.py b/test/fs.py
index 9fb560e0..b7e8adcc 100644
--- a/test/fs.py
+++ b/test/fs.py
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ def discovery(binary, embedded=False):
             # word, `arg` if it takes one, its ctl, a setting's values, then `-- ` what it does
             assert all(r.split()[2 if r.split()[1] == 'arg' else 1] in ('root', 'pane', 'both') for r in commands), commands
             assert row('Placement arg root acme,pardes'), commands
-            assert client.stat('/commands')['length'] == len('\n'.join(commands)) + 1
+            assert client.stat('/commands')['length'] == len('\n'.join(commands).encode()) + 1  # bytes: a description may end in …
             client.write(f'/pane/{first}/ctl', b'Msg said through ctl\n')
             assert 'said through ctl' in ''.join(cell[0] for cell in client.screen()['cells'])
             assert set(client.list('/pane')) == {'new', str(fixture), str(first), str(second)}