diff --git a/test/test_condensed_downloads.py b/test/test_condensed_downloads.py
index 56004233c3..ee16c32f6c 100644
--- a/test/test_condensed_downloads.py
+++ b/test/test_condensed_downloads.py
@@ -2,16 +2,14 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 """
-Condensed Downloads Test
+Test to check if condensed downloads are committed
 """
 import importlib
 import subprocess
 from test.test_data import __all__ as all_test_name
 
-import pytest
 
-
-# Test to check condensed files are commited according to the package test data of checkers
+# Test to check condensed files are committed according to the package test data of checkers
 def test_condensed_downloads():
     test_data = list(
         map(lambda x: importlib.import_module(f"test.test_data.{x}"), all_test_name)
@@ -30,8 +28,8 @@ def test_condensed_downloads():
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
     )
 
-    condensed_downloads = str(condensed_downloads.stdout)[2:-1].split("\\n")
+    condensed_downloads = condensed_downloads.stdout.decode("utf-8")
 
     assert all(
         item in condensed_downloads for item in package_names
-    ), "Condensed downloads not commited"
+    ), "Condensed downloads are not commited"