diff --git a/ipatests/test_ipalib/test_parameters.py b/ipatests/test_ipalib/test_parameters.py
index d0bab40ee..0a69f9109 100644
--- a/ipatests/test_ipalib/test_parameters.py
+++ b/ipatests/test_ipalib/test_parameters.py
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ class test_StrEnum(EnumChecker):
     _name = 'my_strenum'
     _datatype = unicode
     _test_values = u'Hello', u'naughty', u'nurse!'
-    _bad_type_values = u'Hello', b'naughty', u'nurse!'
-    _bad_type = bytes
+    _bad_type_values = u'Hello', 1, u'nurse!'
+    _bad_type = int
     _translation = u"values='Hello', 'naughty', 'nurse!'"
     _bad_values = u'Howdy', u'quiet', u'library!'
     _single_value_translation = u"value='Hello'"