diff --git a/cmd/encrypt_test.go b/cmd/encrypt_test.go
index fb5d075..506cdf6 100644
--- a/cmd/encrypt_test.go
+++ b/cmd/encrypt_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestEncryptGivenEmptyData(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEncrypt(t *testing.T) {
-	actual, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte(`{"kind": "Secret", "data": {"key": "value"}}`), EncryptionContext{})
+	actual, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte(`{"kind": "Secret", "data": {"key": "dmFsdWU="}}`), EncryptionContext{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestKeyRotation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestEncryptKeyAdd(t *testing.T) {
-	input := "data:\n  key: value\nkind: Secret\n"
+	input := "data:\n  key: dmFsdWU=\nkind: Secret\n"
 	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte(input), EncryptionContext{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestEncryptKeyRemove(t *testing.T) {
 		primaryKey.Fingerprint,
 		"72ECF46A56B4AD39C907BBB71646B01B86E50310",
 	}
-	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte("data:\n  key: value\nkind: Secret\n"), EncryptionContext{
+	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte("data:\n  key: dmFsdWU=\nkind: Secret\n"), EncryptionContext{
 		Keys: Keys{
 			KeyWithDEK{Key{KTPGP, expected[0]}, nil},
 			KeyWithDEK{Key{KTPGP, expected[1]}, nil},
diff --git a/cmd/introspect_test.go b/cmd/introspect_test.go
index 3da15e5..91cf6a9 100644
--- a/cmd/introspect_test.go
+++ b/cmd/introspect_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestIntrospectUnencrypted(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := Introspect([]byte("data:\n  key: value\nkind: Secret\n")); err == nil {
+	if _, err := Introspect([]byte("data:\n  key: dmFsdWU=\nkind: Secret\n")); err == nil {
 		t.Fail()
 	} else {
 		actual := err.Error()
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestIntrospect(t *testing.T) {
 		"160A7A9CF46221A56B06AD64461A804F2609FD89",
 		"72ECF46A56B4AD39C907BBB71646B01B86E50310",
 	}
-	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte("data:\n  key: value\nkind: Secret\n"), EncryptionContext{
+	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte("data:\n  key: dmFsdWU=\nkind: Secret\n"), EncryptionContext{
 		Keys: Keys{
 			KeyWithDEK{Key{KTPGP, expected[0]}, nil},
 			KeyWithDEK{Key{KTPGP, expected[1]}, nil},
diff --git a/cmd/merge_test.go b/cmd/merge_test.go
index 4ddbf36..2c56730 100644
--- a/cmd/merge_test.go
+++ b/cmd/merge_test.go
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ data:
 }
 
 func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
-	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext([]byte(`{"kind":"Secret","data":{"KEY":"VALUE","ANOTHER_KEY":"ANOTHER_VALUE"}}`),
-		EncryptionContext{})
+	encrypted, err := EncryptWithContext(
+		[]byte(`{"kind":"Secret","data":{"KEY":"VkFMVUU=","ANOTHER_KEY":"QU5PVEhFUl9WQUxVRQ=="}}`),
+		EncryptionContext{},
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}