diff --git a/tests/apps/test.py b/tests/apps/test.py
index 94bcf136..fd4797fd 100755
--- a/tests/apps/test.py
+++ b/tests/apps/test.py
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 import threading
 import multiprocessing.dummy as multiprocessing
 
+from multiprocessing import cpu_count
+
+
+assert sys.version_info.major >= 3
 
 
 stdoutLock = threading.Lock()
@@ -132,8 +136,11 @@ def test(args):
     stdout = stdout.read()
     stderr = stderr.read()
 
-    stdout = stdout.replace('\r\n', '\n')
-    stderr = stderr.replace('\r\n', '\n')
+    stdout = stdout.replace(b'\r\n', b'\n')
+    stderr = stderr.replace(b'\r\n', b'\n')
+
+    stdout = stdout.decode()
+    stderr = stderr.decode()
 
     if options.verbose:
         with stdoutLock:
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ def main():
 
     failedTests = []
 
-    numJobs = multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+    numJobs = cpu_count()
     pool = multiprocessing.Pool(numJobs)
 
     testSrcFiles = os.listdir(testsSrcDir)