diff --git a/hptp/src/encoding.rs b/hptp/src/encoding.rs
index 80b1b62..e3ea8d9 100644
--- a/hptp/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/hptp/src/encoding.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_encode() {
-        let vec = vec!['a' as u8, 'b' as u8, 'c' as u8, 'd' as u8,
+        let vec = vec!['a' as u8, '4' as u8, 'c' as u8, 'd' as u8,
             '\n' as u8, 'e' as u8, 'f' as u8];
-        assert_eq!(MeowCoder::encode(&vec), vec![0xab, 0xcd, 0xef]);
+        assert_eq!(MeowCoder::encode(&vec), vec![0xa4, 0xcd, 0xef]);
     }
 
     #[test]