diff --git a/test/helpers.py b/test/helpers.py
index f4e5c7957..3fbc0b8c8 100644
--- a/test/helpers.py
+++ b/test/helpers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import urllib2
 import logging
-from unittest import TestCase
 import paramiko
 import posixpath
 
diff --git a/test/integration/base.py b/test/integration/base.py
index 2db51f072..59c04df67 100644
--- a/test/integration/base.py
+++ b/test/integration/base.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Base(TestCase):
 
     def get_admin_node_ip(self):
         if ci is not None and ci.environment is not None:
-            return ci.environment.node['admin'].ip_address
+            return str(ci.environment.node['admin'].ip_address)
         else:
             return "10.20.0.2"