diff --git a/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py b/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
index 13f1fbd07..27fb92416 100644
--- a/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/integration/wallet/test_commands.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
 
         # Chris45 starts everyday by checking his balance.
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '10.0')
         # "10 LBC, yippy! I can do a lot with that.", he thinks to himself,
         # enthusiastically. But he is hungry so he goes into the kitchen
         # to make himself a spamdwich.
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         # Chris doesn't sit idly by: he checks his balance!
 
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '0.0')
 
         # "Oh! No! It's all gone? Did I make a mistake in entering the amount?"
         # exclaims Chris, then he remembers there is a 6 block confirmation window
@@ -214,28 +214,28 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         # To get the unconfirmed balance he has to pass the '--include-unconfirmed'
         # flag to lbrynet:
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance(include_unconfirmed=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('8.989893'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '8.989893')
         # "Well, that's a relief." he thinks to himself as he exhales a sigh of relief.
 
         # He waits for a block
         yield self.d_generate(1)
         # and checks the confirmed balance again.
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '0.0')
         # Still zero.
 
         # But it's only at 2 confirmations, so he waits another 3
         yield self.d_generate(3)
         # and checks again.
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '0.0')
         # Still zero.
 
         # Just one more confirmation
         yield self.d_generate(1)
         # and it should be 6 total, enough to get the correct balance!
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('8.989893'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '8.989893')
         # Like a Swiss watch (right niko?) the blockchain never disappoints! We're
         # at 6 confirmations and the total is correct.
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         # He quickly checks the unconfirmed balance to make sure everything looks
         # correct.
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance(include_unconfirmed=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('7.969786'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '7.969786')
 
         # Also checks that his new story can be found on the blockchain before
         # giving the link to all his friends.
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         yield self.d_generate(5)
         # When he comes back he verifies the confirmed balance.
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('7.969786'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '7.969786')
 
         # As people start reading his story they discover some typos and notify
         # Chris who explains in despair "Oh! Noooooos!" but then remembers
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         # After abandoning he just waits for his LBCs to be returned to his account
         yield self.d_generate(5)
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('8.9693585'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '8.9693585')
 
         # Amidst all this Chris receives a call from his friend Ramsey
         # who says that it is of utmost urgency that Chris transfer him
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ class EpicAdventuresOfChris45(CommandTestCase):
         yield self.d_generate(5)
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance()
         # Chris' balance was correct
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('7.9692345'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '7.9692345')
 
         # Ramsey too assured him that he had received the 1 LBC and thanks him
         result = yield self.daemon.jsonrpc_account_balance(ramsey_account_id)
-        self.assertEqual(result, Decimal('1.0'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '1.0')
 
         # After Chris is done with all the "helping other people" stuff he decides that it's time to
         # write a new story and publish it to lbry. All he needed was a fresh start and he came up with: