--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Tue Sep 19 00:06:57 2017 -0400
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Tue Sep 19 00:07:23 2017 -0400
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
         if ret != 0:
             return False, stdout
 
-        if 'slow' in reqs:
+        if b'slow' in reqs:
             self._timeout = self._slowtimeout
         return True, None