diff --git a/ext/session/tests/010.phpt b/ext/session/tests/010.phpt
index 367edcfa61f..1a48680106d 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/010.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/010.phpt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ session.cache_limiter=
 <?php
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 
-$session_array = explode(";", @session_encode());
+$session_array = explode(";", (string)@session_encode());
 print "I live\n";
 ?>
 --EXPECT--
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/session_encode_variation8.phpt b/ext/session/tests/session_encode_variation8.phpt
index 3571e8c8216..326b0371158 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/session_encode_variation8.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/session_encode_variation8.phpt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo "*** Testing session_encode() : variation ***\n";
 var_dump(session_start());
 $_SESSION["foo"] = 1234567890;
 $encoded = session_encode();
-var_dump(base64_encode($encoded));
+var_dump($encoded);
 var_dump(session_destroy());
 
 echo "Done";
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Warning: session_start(): Cannot find session serialization handler "blah" - ses
 bool(false)
 
 Warning: session_encode(): Cannot encode non-existent session in %s on line %d
-string(0) ""
+bool(false)
 
 Warning: session_destroy(): Trying to destroy uninitialized session in %s on line %d
 bool(false)
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_basic.phpt b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_basic.phpt
index b3932b52587..b864d50ab7e 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_basic.phpt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ echo "*** Testing session_set_save_handler() : basic functionality ***\n";
 
 require_once "save_handler.inc";
 var_dump(session_module_name());
-var_dump(session_module_name(FALSE));
+var_dump(session_module_name(''));
 var_dump(session_module_name("blah"));
 var_dump(session_module_name("foo"));
 
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_closures.phpt b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_closures.phpt
index e84bc6fbef6..08f533e6cee 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_closures.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_closures.phpt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ echo "*** Testing session_set_save_handler() : using closures as callbacks ***\n
 
 require_once "save_handler_closures.inc";
 var_dump(session_module_name());
-var_dump(session_module_name(FALSE));
+var_dump(session_module_name(''));
 var_dump(session_module_name("blah"));
 var_dump(session_module_name("foo"));
 
diff --git a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_variation1.phpt b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_variation1.phpt
index 417103b3d1b..87996a33145 100644
--- a/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_variation1.phpt
+++ b/ext/session/tests/user_session_module/session_set_save_handler_variation1.phpt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ob_start();
 echo "*** Testing session_set_save_handler() : variation ***\n";
 
 var_dump(session_module_name());
-var_dump(session_module_name(FALSE));
+var_dump(session_module_name(''));
 var_dump(session_module_name());
 var_dump(session_module_name("blah"));
 var_dump(session_module_name());