diff --git a/proto/src/core/user.rs b/proto/src/core/user.rs
index 26d92e9..cbd27da 100644
--- a/proto/src/core/user.rs
+++ b/proto/src/core/user.rs
@@ -131,17 +131,31 @@ mod tests {
   use super::{User, UserStatus};
 
   #[test]
-  fn serialize_user_status() {
+  fn deserialize_user_status() {
     assert_eq!(
-      serde_json::to_string(&UserStatus::Offline).unwrap(),
-      r#""Offline""#
+      serde_json::from_str::<UserStatus>(r#""Offline""#).unwrap(),
+      UserStatus::Offline
     );
   }
 
   #[test]
-  fn serialize_user() {
+  fn deserialize_user() {
     assert_eq!(
-      serde_json::to_string(&User {
+      serde_json::from_str::<User>(
+        r#"{
+          "name": "karandeep",
+          "status": "Online",
+          "average_speed": 1,
+          "num_downloads": 2,
+          "unknown": 3,
+          "num_files": 4,
+          "num_folders": 5,
+          "num_free_slots": 6,
+          "country": "IN"
+        }"#
+      )
+      .unwrap(),
+      User {
         name: "karandeep".to_string(),
         status: UserStatus::Online,
         average_speed: 1,
@@ -151,14 +165,7 @@ mod tests {
         num_folders: 5,
         num_free_slots: 6,
         country: "IN".to_string(),
-      })
-      .unwrap(),
-      [
-        r#"{"name":"karandeep","status":"Online","average_speed":1,"#,
-        r#""num_downloads":2,"unknown":3,"num_files":4,"num_folders":5,"#,
-        r#""num_free_slots":6,"country":"IN"}"#,
-      ]
-      .join("")
+      }
     );
   }
 }