diff --git a/modules/common b/modules/common
index a710405b..a48579ef 160000
--- a/modules/common
+++ b/modules/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a710405b4bc11bdad6bccfc50e0e495f21c8394f
+Subproject commit a48579ef93b187e0a6b72ca941108866e270f089
diff --git a/modules/flight_interface/flight_interface.py b/modules/flight_interface/flight_interface.py
index 581e7fd9..df857245 100644
--- a/modules/flight_interface/flight_interface.py
+++ b/modules/flight_interface/flight_interface.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def run(self, message: bytes | None) -> "tuple[bool, odometry_and_time.OdometryA
         self.__logger.info(str(odometry_and_time_object), True)
 
         if message:
-            self.controller.send_statustext_msg(message)
+            self.controller.send_statustext_msg(str(message, encoding="utf-8"))
 
         return True, odometry_and_time_object
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_communications_to_ground_station.py b/tests/integration/test_communications_to_ground_station.py
index e8e72a81..e9856d5b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_communications_to_ground_station.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_communications_to_ground_station.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from modules.flight_interface import flight_interface_worker
 
 
-MAVLINK_CONNECTION_ADDRESS = "tcp:localhost:14550"
+MAVLINK_CONNECTION_ADDRESS = "tcp:localhost:5762"
 FLIGHT_INTERFACE_TIMEOUT = 30.0  # seconds
 FLIGHT_INTERFACE_BAUD_RATE = 57600  # symbol rate
 FLIGHT_INTERFACE_WORKER_PERIOD = 0.1  # seconds
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ def apply_communications_test(
     """
     gps_coordinates = [
         position_global.PositionGlobal.create(43.47321268948186, -80.53950244232878, 10),  # E7
-        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(37.7749, 122.4194, 30),  # San Francisco
-        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(40.7128, 74.0060, -5.6),  # New York
-        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(51.5072, 0.1276, 20.1),  # London UK
+        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(37.752254, -122.454425, 30),  # San Francisco
+        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(40.772927, -73.972933, -5.6),  # New York
+        position_global.PositionGlobal.create(51.507479, -0.127764, 20.1),  # London UK
     ]
 
     # Place the GPS coordinates
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ def apply_communications_test(
     # Wait for processing
     time.sleep(10)
 
-    # Verify that stuff is sending
-    print(
-        "TEST OPERATOR ACTION REQUIRED: Open mission planner's MAVLink inspector or the groundside repo (https://github.com/UWARG/statustext-parser-2025) to check for MAVLink messages"
-    )
     return True
 
 
@@ -125,4 +121,8 @@ def main() -> int:
     if result_main < 0:
         print(f"ERROR: Status code: {result_main}")
 
+    # Verify that stuff is sending
+    print(
+        "TEST OPERATOR ACTION REQUIRED: Open mission planner's MAVLink inspector or the groundside repo (https://github.com/UWARG/statustext-parser-2025) to check for MAVLink messages"
+    )
     print("Done!")