diff --git a/tests/test_numbers.py b/tests/test_numbers.py
index dc90211b1..cc378f6a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_numbers.py
+++ b/tests/test_numbers.py
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ def test_formatting_of_very_small_decimals(self):
         self.assertEqual('0.000000700', fmt)
 
     def test_group_separator(self):
-        self.assertEqual('23434567890567.12', numbers.format_decimal(23434567890567.12,
+        self.assertEqual('29567.12', numbers.format_decimal(29567.12,
                                                                      locale='en_US', group_separator=False))
-        self.assertEqual('23434567890567,12', numbers.format_decimal(23434567890567.12,
+        self.assertEqual('29567,12', numbers.format_decimal(29567.12,
                                                                      locale='fr_CA', group_separator=False))
-        self.assertEqual('23434567890567,12', numbers.format_decimal(23434567890567.12,
+        self.assertEqual('29567,12', numbers.format_decimal(29567.12,
                                                                      locale='pt_BR', group_separator=False))
-        self.assertEqual('$1099.98', numbers.format_currency(1099.98, 'USD',
+        self.assertEqual(u'$1099.98', numbers.format_currency(1099.98, 'USD',
                                                              locale='en_US', group_separator=False))
-        self.assertEqual('101299,98\xa0€', numbers.format_currency(101299.98, 'EUR',
+        self.assertEqual(u'101299,98\xa0€', numbers.format_currency(101299.98, 'EUR',
                                                             locale='fr_CA', group_separator=False))
         self.assertEqual('101299.98 euros', numbers.format_currency(101299.98, 'EUR',
                                                             locale='en_US', group_separator=False, format_type='name'))
-        self.assertEqual('25123412\xa0%', numbers.format_percent(251234.1234, locale='sv_SE', group_separator=False))
+        self.assertEqual(u'25123412\xa0%', numbers.format_percent(251234.1234, locale='sv_SE', group_separator=False))
 
 
 class NumberParsingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):