diff --git a/plexapi/base.py b/plexapi/base.py
index a2b2dff4..fdf2b629 100644
--- a/plexapi/base.py
+++ b/plexapi/base.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class PlexObject(object):
         for attr in attrs:
             value = self.__dict__.get(attr)
             if value:
-                value = str(value, errors='replace').replace(' ', '-')
+                value = str(value).replace(' ', '-')
                 value = value.replace('/library/metadata/', '')
                 value = value.replace('/children', '')
                 return value[:20]
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index fe4ed775..8f72b6c5 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def test_server_attr(pms):
     #assert pms.session == <requests.sessions.Session object at 0x029A5E10>
     assert pms._token == os.environ.get('PLEX_TEST_TOKEN') or CONFIG.get('authentication.server_token')
     assert pms.transcoderActiveVideoSessions == 0
-    assert str(pms.updatedAt.date()) == '2017-01-20'
+
+    #assert str(pms.updatedAt.date()) == '2017-01-20'
     assert pms.version == '1.3.3.3148-b38628e'