diff --git a/tape/dynamic_test.go b/tape/dynamic_test.go
index a0078ae..a068563 100644
--- a/tape/dynamic_test.go
+++ b/tape/dynamic_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestEncodeDecodeAnyTable(test *testing.T) {
 		0x0102: uint32(2),
 		0x0103: int64(23432),
 		0x0104: int64(-88777),
-		0x0000: []byte("hi!"),
+		0x0000: "hi!",
 		0xFFFF: []uint16 { 0xBEE5, 0x7777 },
 		0x1234: [][]uint16 { []uint16 { 0x5 }, []uint16 { 0x17, 0xAAAA} },
 		0x1F1F: float32(67.26),