diff --git a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_equals.py b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_equals.py
index c8a1402..dee5205 100644
--- a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_equals.py
+++ b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_equals.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ def run(self, object, key, value):
         if key not in object:
             sys.stderr.write('KEY %s DOESN\'T EXIST.' % key)
             raise ValueError('Key %s doesn\'t exist in object %s' % (key, object))
-        result = (object[key] == value)
+        result = (int(object[key]) == int(value))
         if result:
             sys.stdout.write('EQUAL.')
         else:
             sys.stdout.write('NOT EQUAL.')
             sys.stderr.write(' Expected: %s, Original: %s' % (value, object[key]))
+            raise ValueError('Value not equal. Expected "%s", got "%s". ' % (value, object[key]))
         return result
diff --git a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_greater.py b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_greater.py
index d4ac50f..ef93297 100644
--- a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_greater.py
+++ b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_number_greater.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def run(self, object, key, value):
             raise ValueError('Key %s doesn\'t exist in object %s' % (key, object))
         result = (object[key] > value)
         if result:
-            sys.stdout.write('GREATER')
+            sys.stdout.write('GREATER (%s > %s)' % (object[key], value))
         else:
-            sys.stdout.write('LESSER')
+            sys.stdout.write('LESSER (%s < %s)' % (object[key], value))
+            raise ValueError('"%s" is not greater than "%s"' % (object[key], value))
         return result
diff --git a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_string_equals.py b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_string_equals.py
index efe90c3..b622201 100644
--- a/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_string_equals.py
+++ b/packs/asserts/actions/object_key_string_equals.py
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ def run(self, object, key, value):
             sys.stdout.write('EQUAL')
         else:
             sys.stdout.write('NOT EQUAL')
+            raise ValueError('Value not equal. Expected "%s", got "%s". ' % (value, object[key]))
         return result
diff --git a/packs/fixtures/actions/scripts/streamwriter-script.py b/packs/fixtures/actions/scripts/streamwriter-script.py
index 8308e58..4b6cca6 100755
--- a/packs/fixtures/actions/scripts/streamwriter-script.py
+++ b/packs/fixtures/actions/scripts/streamwriter-script.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 import ast
+import re
 
 from lib.exceptions import CustomException
 
@@ -25,15 +26,21 @@ def main(args):
     stream = args.stream
     writer = StreamWriter()
     stream = writer.run(stream)
+
     str_arg = args.str_arg
     int_arg = args.int_arg
     obj_arg = args.obj_arg
+
     if str_arg:
         sys.stdout.write(' STR: %s' % str_arg)
     if int_arg:
         sys.stdout.write(' INT: %d' % int_arg)
+
     if obj_arg:
-        sys.stdout.write(' OBJ: %s' % obj_arg)
+        # Remove any u'' so it works consistently under Python 2 and 3.x
+        obj_arg_str = str(obj_arg)
+        value = re.sub("u'(.*?)'", r"'\1'", obj_arg_str)
+        sys.stdout.write(' OBJ: %s' % value)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_local_script_actions.yaml b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_local_script_actions.yaml
index e2bf6ac..7288b04 100644
--- a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_local_script_actions.yaml
+++ b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_local_script_actions.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ chain:
     params:
         object: "{{test_stdout_local_script_action}}"
         key: "stdout"
-        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {u'foo': u'bar baz'}"
+        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {'foo': 'bar baz'}"
     on-success: "assert_return_code_zero_stdout_test"
   -
     name: "assert_return_code_zero_stdout_test"
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ chain:
     params:
         object: "{{test_stdout_local_script_action_sudo}}"
         key: "stdout"
-        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {u'foo': u'bar baz'}"
+        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {'foo': 'bar baz'}"
diff --git a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_remote_script_actions.yaml b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_remote_script_actions.yaml
index bdbf902..2da6b82 100644
--- a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_remote_script_actions.yaml
+++ b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_remote_script_actions.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ chain:
     params:
         object: "{{test_stdout_remote_script_action.localhost}}"
         key: "stdout"
-        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {u'foo': u'bar baz'}"
+        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {'foo': 'bar baz'}"
     on-success: "assert_return_code_zero_stdout_test"
   -
     name: "assert_return_code_zero_stdout_test"
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ chain:
     params:
         object: "{{test_stdout_remote_script_action_sudo.localhost}}"
         key: "stdout"
-        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {u'foo': u'bar baz'}"
+        value: "STREAM IS STDOUT. STR: foo bar\nbaz INT: 1 OBJ: {'foo': 'bar baz'}"
diff --git a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_trace.yaml b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_trace.yaml
index 89efae1..254a8cf 100644
--- a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_trace.yaml
+++ b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_trace.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
           ST2_AUTH_URL: "{{protocol}}://{{hostname}}:9100"
           ST2_API_URL: "{{protocol}}://{{hostname}}:9101"
           ST2_AUTH_TOKEN: "{{token}}"
-        cmd: "st2 trace get {{get_trace_id_for_tag.stdout | replace('\n', '')}} -j | grep execution | wc -l"
+        cmd: "st2 trace get {{get_trace_id_for_tag.stdout | replace('\n', '')}} -j | grep action_execution | grep type | wc -l"
       on-success: "assert_trace_id_has_two_executions"
     -
       name: "assert_trace_id_has_two_executions"