diff --git a/pkg/base/request.go b/pkg/base/request.go
index 7739b53e..769ed769 100644
--- a/pkg/base/request.go
+++ b/pkg/base/request.go
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ func (req *Request) Read(rb *bufio.Reader) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	proto := string(byts[:len(byts)-1])
+	proto := byts[:len(byts)-1]
 
-	if proto != rtspProtocol10 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%s', got '%s'", rtspProtocol10, proto)
+	if string(proto) != rtspProtocol10 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%s', got %v", rtspProtocol10, proto)
 	}
 
 	err = readByteEqual(rb, '\n')
diff --git a/pkg/base/request_test.go b/pkg/base/request_test.go
index 32bd6d7b..137bb483 100644
--- a/pkg/base/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/base/request_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestRequestReadErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"empty protocol",
 			[]byte("GET rtsp://testing123 \r\n"),
-			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got ''",
+			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got []",
 		},
 		{
 			"invalid URL",
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestRequestReadErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"invalid protocol",
 			[]byte("GET rtsp://testing123 RTSP/2.0\r\n"),
-			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got 'RTSP/2.0'",
+			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got [82 84 83 80 47 50 46 48]",
 		},
 		{
 			"invalid header",
diff --git a/pkg/base/response.go b/pkg/base/response.go
index 8ab7c959..1bc19c1a 100644
--- a/pkg/base/response.go
+++ b/pkg/base/response.go
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ func (res *Response) Read(rb *bufio.Reader) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	proto := string(byts[:len(byts)-1])
+	proto := byts[:len(byts)-1]
 
-	if proto != rtspProtocol10 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%s', got '%s'", rtspProtocol10, proto)
+	if string(proto) != rtspProtocol10 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%s', got %v", rtspProtocol10, proto)
 	}
 
 	byts, err = readBytesLimited(rb, ' ', 4)
diff --git a/pkg/base/response_test.go b/pkg/base/response_test.go
index f868299c..0aeb69f4 100644
--- a/pkg/base/response_test.go
+++ b/pkg/base/response_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestResponseReadErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"invalid protocol",
 			[]byte("RTSP/2.0 200 OK\r\n"),
-			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got 'RTSP/2.0'",
+			"expected 'RTSP/1.0', got [82 84 83 80 47 50 46 48]",
 		},
 		{
 			"code too long",