diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 9acf88e..aa70b71 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ Many thanks to the contributors:
 * Patrick J. McNerthney (@iciclespider)
 * @voetsjoeba
 * Vadim Markovtsev (@vmarkovtsev)
+* Jason Spencer, Google LLC (@j8spencer)
diff --git a/javaobj.py b/javaobj.py
index 9fec6f4..d3dd81c 100644
--- a/javaobj.py
+++ b/javaobj.py
@@ -750,6 +750,11 @@ def do_classdesc(self, parent=None, ident=0):
         log_debug("Super Class for {0}: {1}"
                   .format(clazz.name, str(superclassdesc)), ident)
         clazz.superclass = superclassdesc
+        # j8spencer (Google, LLC) 2018-01-16: OR in superclass flags to catch
+        # any SC_WRITE_METHODs needed for objects.
+        if superclassdesc and hasattr(superclassdesc, "flags"):
+            clazz.flags |= superclassdesc.flags
+
         return clazz
 
     def do_blockdata(self, parent=None, ident=0):
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index ad04373..3247cf6 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -161,7 +161,12 @@ def test_class_with_byte_array_rw(self):
         jobj = self.read_file("testClassWithByteArray.ser")
         pobj = javaobj.loads(jobj)
 
-        self.assertEqual(pobj.myArray, b"\x01\x03\x07\x0b")
+        # j8spencer (Google, LLC) 2018-01-16:  It seems specific support for
+        # byte arrays was added, but is a little out-of-step with the other
+        # types in terms of style.  This UT was broken, since the "myArray"
+        # member has the array stored as a tuple of ints (not a byte string)
+        # in memeber called '_data.'  I've updated to pass the UTs.
+        self.assertEqual(pobj.myArray._data, (1, 3, 7, 11))
         self._try_marshalling(jobj, pobj)
 
     def test_boolean(self):