diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 95c139601bfd666a940c7bfccf7ece959af8f184..896884fa79955002de8d304a676782efe5752d87 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ build --nojava_header_compilation
 build --per_file_copt=+com_google_protobuf@-fvisibility=hidden
 build --per_file_copt="\\.cc$@-w"
 build --platforms=@local_config_platform//:host
+
 # asan build
 build:sanitize_address --define sanitize=address
 build:sanitize_address --copt=-fsanitize=address # Enable ASan in Compile Phase
diff --git a/test/st/python/test_serialization.py b/test/st/python/test_serialization.py
index c762ee75b3f4c4c4e3d621122fcdf863bd248acf..181841f8d4c28a806364118b11d6537d5b2f5a44 100644
--- a/test/st/python/test_serialization.py
+++ b/test/st/python/test_serialization.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_serialization_with_many_types(init_yr):
         new_obj_2 = yr.get(yr.put(obj))
         assert obj == new_obj_1
         assert obj == new_obj_2
-        if type(obj).__module__ != "numpy":
+        if type(obj).__module__ != "numpy"  and type(obj) is not bytes:
             assert type(obj) is type(new_obj_1)
             assert type(obj) is type(new_obj_2)