diff --git a/crates/ibc-types-core-channel/src/events/tests.rs b/crates/ibc-types-core-channel/src/events/tests.rs
index 0c50e6c..6b88597 100644
--- a/crates/ibc-types-core-channel/src/events/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc-types-core-channel/src/events/tests.rs
@@ -135,12 +135,18 @@ fn ibc_to_abci_channel_events() {
         assert_eq!(t.kind, t.event.kind);
         assert_eq!(t.expected_keys.len(), t.event.attributes.len());
         for (i, e) in t.event.attributes.iter().enumerate() {
-            assert_eq!(e.key, t.expected_keys[i], "key mismatch for {:?}", t.kind,);
+            assert_eq!(
+                e.key_bytes(),
+                t.expected_keys[i].as_bytes(),
+                "key mismatch for {:?}",
+                t.kind,
+            );
         }
         assert_eq!(t.expected_values.len(), t.event.attributes.len());
         for (i, e) in t.event.attributes.iter().enumerate() {
             assert_eq!(
-                e.value, t.expected_values[i],
+                e.value_bytes(),
+                t.expected_values[i].as_bytes(),
                 "value mismatch for {:?}",
                 t.kind,
             );