diff --git a/build-scripts/ubuntu-1604/build-3rd-parties.sh b/build-scripts/ubuntu-1604/build-3rd-parties.sh
index faea303017..07a2b12cd8 100755
--- a/build-scripts/ubuntu-1604/build-3rd-parties.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/ubuntu-1604/build-3rd-parties.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ build_rocksdb_deb 5.8.8
 
 build_from_pypi ioflo 1.5.4
 build_from_pypi orderedset 2.0
-build_from_pypi base58 0.2.4
+build_from_pypi base58 0.2.5
 build_from_pypi prompt-toolkit 0.57
 build_from_pypi rlp 0.5.1
 build_from_pypi sha3 0.2.1
diff --git a/plenum/test/monitoring/test_request_time_tracker.py b/plenum/test/monitoring/test_request_time_tracker.py
index a9591c51fd..6b0f1a5b34 100644
--- a/plenum/test/monitoring/test_request_time_tracker.py
+++ b/plenum/test/monitoring/test_request_time_tracker.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_request_tracker_order_by_master_makes_request_ordered_and_returns_time_
     tto = req_tracker.order(0, req[0], req[1], now + 5)
 
     assert req not in [req for req, _ in req_tracker.unordered()]
-    assert tto == 5
+    assert int(tto) == 5
 
 
 def test_request_tracker_order_by_backup_returns_time_to_order():
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_request_tracker_order_by_backup_returns_time_to_order():
     tto = req_tracker.order(1, req[0], req[1], now + 5)
 
     assert req in [req for req, _ in req_tracker.unordered()]
-    assert tto == 5
+    assert int(tto) == 5
 
 
 def test_request_tracker_deletes_request_only_when_it_is_ordered_by_all_instances():