diff --git a/rlp.go b/rlp.go
index bc3b6a1514..4db88539dc 100644
--- a/rlp.go
+++ b/rlp.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func Encode(object interface{}) []byte {
 
   case []byte:
     // Cast the byte slice to a string
-    //buff.Write(Encode(string(t)))
+    buff.Write(Encode(string(t)))
 
   case []interface{}, []string:
     // Inline function for writing the slice header
diff --git a/rlp_test.go b/rlp_test.go
index 6a34aecbc7..68676d0305 100644
--- a/rlp_test.go
+++ b/rlp_test.go
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
   strRes := "Cdog"
+
   bytes := Encode("dog")
+
   str := string(bytes)
   if str != strRes {
     t.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Expected %q, got %q", strRes, str))
   }
-  dec,_ := Decode(bytes, 0)
-  fmt.Printf("raw: %v encoded: %q == %v\n", dec, str, "dog")
+  //dec,_ := Decode(bytes, 0)
 
   sliceRes := "\x83CdogCgodCcat"
   strs := []string{"dog", "god", "cat"}
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
     t.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Expected %q, got %q", sliceRes, slice))
   }
 
-  dec,_ = Decode(bytes, 0)
-  fmt.Printf("raw: %v encoded: %q == %v\n", dec, slice, strs)
+  //dec,_ = Decode(bytes, 0)
 }
 
 func TestMultiEncode(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@ func TestMultiEncode(t *testing.T) {
   }
 
   bytes := Encode(inter)
-  fmt.Printf("%q\n", bytes)
 
-  dec, _ := Decode(bytes, 0)
-  fmt.Println(dec)
+  Decode(bytes, 0)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkEncodeDecode(b *testing.B) {