diff --git a/automation-tests/browserid/tests/check_sign_in.py b/automation-tests/browserid/tests/check_sign_in.py
index 8da48a5e5e8c68a32e2ee39907f9d7cfbed68f23..0f04ee342c1ea009bda34a973853148ccfc82fd6 100644
--- a/automation-tests/browserid/tests/check_sign_in.py
+++ b/automation-tests/browserid/tests/check_sign_in.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class TestSignIn(BaseTest):
         assert signin.email == credentials['email'], "email getter failed"
         signin.click_next(expect='password')
         signin.password = credentials['password']
-        assert signin.password == credentials['password'], "password getter failed"
+        assert unicode(signin.password) == unicode(credentials['password']), "password getter failed"
         signin.click_sign_in()
 
         WebDriverWait(mozwebqa.selenium, mozwebqa.timeout).until(