diff --git a/tcp_client_split_call.py b/tcp_client_split_call.py
index 2dddbeb..fcce3aa 100644
--- a/tcp_client_split_call.py
+++ b/tcp_client_split_call.py
@@ -14,20 +14,17 @@ def print_sock_ctts():
 
 def test_request_single_packet():
     sock.connect((f'{tcp_server_adress}', 80))
-    request = b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: "
-    request.append(tcp_server_adress.encode())
-    request.append(b"\r\n\r\n")
-    sock.sendall(request.encode())
+    request = b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: " + tcp_server_adress.encode() + b"\r\n\r\n")
+    sock.sendall(request.)
     print_sock_ctts()
     sock.close()
 
 def test_request_split_packet():
     sock.connect((f'{tcp_server_adress}', 80))
     request = b"GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: "
-    sock.sendall(request.encode())
-    request = tcp_server_adress.encode()
-    request.append("\r\n\r\n")
-    sock.sendall(request.encode())
+    sock.sendall(request)
+    request = tcp_server_adress.encode() + "\r\n\r\n"
+    sock.sendall(request)
     print_sock_ctts()
     sock.close()