diff --git a/pkstrings/src/pkstring.rs b/pkstrings/src/pkstring.rs
index 12d3792..1b308c9 100644
--- a/pkstrings/src/pkstring.rs
+++ b/pkstrings/src/pkstring.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ impl From<PKString> for String {
     }
 }
 
-// impl PKString {
-//     fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
-//         self.0.as_slice()
-//     }
-// }
+impl PKString {
+    pub fn as_slice(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.0.as_slice()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkstrings/src/tests.rs b/pkstrings/src/tests.rs
index 16cb65f..2d0d543 100644
--- a/pkstrings/src/tests.rs
+++ b/pkstrings/src/tests.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ fn test_from_string() {
     }
 }
 
-//     #[test]
-//     fn test_as_slice_u8() {
-//         let gary: Vec<u8> = vec![0x86, 0x80, 0x91, 0x98];
-//         let pkstr: PKString = PKString::try_from(gary.clone()).unwrap();
-//         let res: &[u8] = pkstr.as_slice();
-//         assert_eq!(res, gary.as_slice());
-//     }
+#[test]
+fn test_as_slice_u8() {
+    let pkstr: PKString = PKString::try_from(GARY_SLICE_U8).unwrap();
+    let res: &[u8] = pkstr.as_slice();
+    assert_eq!(res, GARY_SLICE_U8);
+}