diff --git a/bitchatTests/NotificationStreamAssemblerTests.swift b/bitchatTests/NotificationStreamAssemblerTests.swift
index 07d3b00c..e366bb94 100644
--- a/bitchatTests/NotificationStreamAssemblerTests.swift
+++ b/bitchatTests/NotificationStreamAssemblerTests.swift
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ struct NotificationStreamAssemblerTests {
     func testAssemblesCompressedLargeFrame() throws {
         var assembler = NotificationStreamAssembler()
 
-        let largeContent = Data(repeating: 0x41, count: 2_500_000)
+        // Keep the fixture below FileTransferLimits.maxPayloadBytes so encoding succeeds while still exercising compression.
+        let largeContent = Data(repeating: 0x41, count: 600_000)
         let filePacket = BitchatFilePacket(
             fileName: "large.bin",
             fileSize: UInt64(largeContent.count),
diff --git a/bitchatTests/Protocol/BinaryProtocolTests.swift b/bitchatTests/Protocol/BinaryProtocolTests.swift
index 0c7f5751..27ccaebd 100644
--- a/bitchatTests/Protocol/BinaryProtocolTests.swift
+++ b/bitchatTests/Protocol/BinaryProtocolTests.swift
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ struct BinaryProtocolTests {
         let encodedData = try #require(BinaryProtocol.encode(packet), "Failed to encode packet with large payload")
         
         // The encoded size should be smaller than uncompressed due to compression
-        let uncompressedSize = BinaryProtocol.headerSize + BinaryProtocol.senderIDSize + largePayload.count
-        #expect(encodedData.count < uncompressedSize)
+        let headerSize = BinaryProtocol.headerSize(for: packet.version)
+        let uncompressedSize = headerSize + BinaryProtocol.senderIDSize + largePayload.count
+        #expect(encodedData.count < uncompressedSize, "Compressed packet should be smaller than uncompressed form")
         
         // Decode and verify
         let decodedPacket = try #require(BinaryProtocol.decode(encodedData), "Failed to decode compressed packet")