diff --git a/tests/handlers/tests.py b/tests/handlers/tests.py
index d9d2487396..39e08f467a 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/tests.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/tests.py
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ class HandlerTests(TestCase):
         environ = RequestFactory().get('/').environ
         environ['HTTP_COOKIE'] = 'x=W\x03c(h]\x8e'
         request = WSGIRequest(environ)
-        self.assertEqual(request.COOKIES, {})
+        # We don't test COOKIES content, as the result might differ between
+        # Python version because parsing invalid content became stricter in
+        # latest versions.
+        self.assertIsInstance(request.COOKIES, dict)
 
 
 class TransactionsPerRequestTests(TransactionTestCase):