diff --git a/httpsig.py b/httpsig.py
index 6ca49c07..ab0ead87 100644
--- a/httpsig.py
+++ b/httpsig.py
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ def signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem: str, nickname: str, domain: str, \
     if not messageBodyJson:
         headers = {'(request-target)': f'post {path}','host': domain,'date': dateStr,'content-type': 'application/json'}
     else:
+        messageBodyJsonStr=json.dumps(messageBodyJson)
         bodyDigest = \
-            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJson.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
+            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
         headers = {'(request-target)': f'post {path}','host': domain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': 'application/activity+json'}
     privateKeyPem = RSA.import_key(privateKeyPem)
     #headers.update({
@@ -74,15 +75,20 @@ def createSignedHeader(privateKeyPem: str,nickname: str,domain: str,port: int, \
 
     dateStr=strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z", gmtime())
     path='/inbox'
+    print('Testing 123 '+str(withDigest))
     if not withDigest:
         headers = {'(request-target)': f'post {path}','host': headerDomain,'date': dateStr}
+        signatureHeader = \
+            signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, \
+                            path, httpPrefix, None)
     else:
         messageBodyJsonStr=json.dumps(messageBodyJson)
         bodyDigest = \
             base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
         headers = {'(request-target)': f'post {path}','host': headerDomain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': 'application/activity+json'}
-    signatureHeader = signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, \
-                                      path, httpPrefix, None)
+        signatureHeader = \
+            signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, \
+                            path, httpPrefix, messageBodyJson)
     headers['signature'] = signatureHeader
     return headers
 
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ def verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix: str,publicKeyPem: str,headers: dict, \
                 f'(request-target): {method.lower()} {path}')
         elif signedHeader == 'digest':
             bodyDigest = \
-                base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
+                base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
             signedHeaderList.append(f'digest: SHA-256={bodyDigest}')
         else:
             if headers.get(signedHeader):
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ def verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix: str,publicKeyPem: str,headers: dict, \
                     signedHeaderList.append(
                         f'{signedHeader}: {headers[signedHeaderCap]}')
 
-    print('signedHeaderList: '+str(signedHeaderList))
+    #print('signedHeaderList: '+str(signedHeaderList))
     # Now we have our header data digest
     signedHeaderText = '\n'.join(signedHeaderList)
     headerDigest = SHA256.new(signedHeaderText.encode('ascii'))
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index de5bc5dd..09a6113d 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import time
 import os, os.path
 import shutil
 import commentjson
+import json
 from time import gmtime, strftime
 from pprint import pprint
 from person import createPerson
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def testHttpsigBase(withDigest):
     os.mkdir(path)
     os.chdir(path)
 
+    contentType='application/activity+json'
     nickname='socrates'
     domain='argumentative.social'
     httpPrefix='https'
@@ -82,32 +84,35 @@ def testHttpsigBase(withDigest):
     privateKeyPem,publicKeyPem,person,wfEndpoint= \
         createPerson(path,nickname,domain,port,httpPrefix,False,password)
     assert privateKeyPem
-    messageBodyJsonStr = '{"a key": "a value", "another key": "A string","yet another key": "Another string"}'
+    messageBodyJson = {"a key": "a value", "another key": "A string","yet another key": "Another string"}
+    messageBodyJsonStr=json.dumps(messageBodyJson)
 
     headersDomain=domain
     if port!=80 and port !=443:
         headersDomain=domain+':'+str(port)
 
     dateStr=strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z", gmtime())
+    boxpath='/inbox'
     if not withDigest:
         headers = {'host': headersDomain,'date': dateStr,'content-type': 'application/json'}
+        signatureHeader = \
+            signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, boxpath, httpPrefix, None)
     else:
         bodyDigest = \
-            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
-        headers = {'host': headersDomain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': 'application/json'}
+            base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
+        headers = {'host': headersDomain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': contentType}
+        signatureHeader = \
+            signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, boxpath, httpPrefix, messageBodyJson)
 
-    boxpath='/inbox'
-    signatureHeader = \
-        signPostHeaders(privateKeyPem, nickname, domain, port, boxpath, httpPrefix, None)
     headers['signature'] = signatureHeader
     assert verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix, publicKeyPem, headers, \
-                             '/inbox' ,False, \
+                             boxpath,False, \
                              messageBodyJsonStr)
     assert verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix, publicKeyPem, headers, \
-                             '/parambulator/inbox',False, \
+                             '/parambulator'+boxpath,False, \
                              messageBodyJsonStr) == False
     assert verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix, publicKeyPem, headers, \
-                             '/inbox',True, \
+                             boxpath,True, \
                              messageBodyJsonStr) == False
     if not withDigest:
         # fake domain
@@ -115,11 +120,11 @@ def testHttpsigBase(withDigest):
     else:
         # correct domain but fake message
         messageBodyJsonStr = '{"a key": "a value", "another key": "Fake GNUs", "yet another key": "More Fake GNUs"}'
-        bodyDigest = base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest())
-        headers = {'host': domain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': 'application/json'}
+        bodyDigest = base64.b64encode(SHA256.new(messageBodyJsonStr.encode()).digest()).decode('utf-8')
+        headers = {'host': domain,'date': dateStr,'digest': f'SHA-256={bodyDigest}','content-type': contentType}
     headers['signature'] = signatureHeader
     assert verifyPostHeaders(httpPrefix,publicKeyPem,headers, \
-                             '/inbox',True, \
+                             boxpath,True, \
                              messageBodyJsonStr) == False
     os.chdir(baseDir)
     shutil.rmtree(path)