diff --git a/edosl0util/jpssrdr.py b/edosl0util/jpssrdr.py
index 4062c741a1b9048fa709acbb6bb8fac8b8148b36..960131446706ea4ca108fdcf62f9ae15d859e1ae 100644
--- a/edosl0util/jpssrdr.py
+++ b/edosl0util/jpssrdr.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Code for reading/writing/manipulating JPSS Common RDR files as documented in:
 """
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2015 University of Wisconsin SSEC. All rights reserved."
 
-import os
-import logging
 import ctypes as c
+import logging
+import os
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def _make_packet_impl(size):
     """
     # size minus the CCSDS primary header size
     data_size = size - 6
+
     class PktImpl(BaseStruct):  # noqa
         _fields_ = [
             ('version', c.c_uint8, 3),
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ def _make_packet_impl(size):
             ('length_minus1', c.c_uint16),
             ('data', c.c_uint8 * data_size)
         ]
+
     return PktImpl
 
 
@@ -272,8 +274,8 @@ def write_rdr_datasets(filepath, ancillary=False, skipfill=False):
                 for apid, pkts in packets.items():
                     LOG.debug(
                         'writing ancillary gran %d %s-%s-%s %d',
-                        idx, rdr.header.satellite, rdr.header.sensor,
-                        rdr.header.type_id, apid)
+                        idx, rdr.header.satellite.decode(), rdr.header.sensor.decode(),
+                        rdr.header.type_id.decode(), apid)
                     pktfile = '{}.{}{}.pkts'.format(rdrname, typekey, apid)
                     with open(pktfile, 'ab') as dest:
                         _write_packets(pkts, dest, skipfill)
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ def write_rdr_datasets(filepath, ancillary=False, skipfill=False):
                 for idx, rdr in enumerate(rdrs[typekey]):
                     LOG.debug(
                         '... %s gran %d %s-%s-%s', typekey,
-                        idx, rdr.header.satellite, rdr.header.sensor, rdr.header.type_id)
+                        idx, rdr.header.satellite.decode(), rdr.header.sensor.decode(),
+                        rdr.header.type_id.decode())
                     _write_packets(rdr.packets(), dest, skipfill)
     return rdrs
diff --git a/tests/test_merge.py b/tests/test_merge.py
index 572daed9ecc91854780c204764de99a62eb47231..d4e54c1220be06293b3ea0c165dd0eac8dde17ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_merge.py
+++ b/tests/test_merge.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from operator import eq, lt, gt
 
 import pytest
 
-from edosl0util import merge, headers
+from edosl0util import merge
 
 
 class Test_Ptr:
diff --git a/tests/test_rdrgen.py b/tests/test_rdrgen.py
index 2fee2b70f654c0fd5a42b2ad20edd329a89dccad..231449aa5dab2fb7fea1c4008d99641857cfbcda 100644
--- a/tests/test_rdrgen.py
+++ b/tests/test_rdrgen.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ def test_can_reproduce_rdr_from_class():
         ['h5diff', '-c', '-p', '1e-6',
             class_rdr_path, os.path.join(tmp_dir, writer.file_name)],
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    assert p.communicate()[0] == ''
+    stdout, _ = p.communicate()
+    assert stdout.decode() == ''
     assert p.returncode == 0