diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7925af32b..91156c663 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Status for internal tests
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 .. image:: https://github.com/Pyomo/mpi-sppy/workflows/pyomo%20tracker/badge.svg
+   :target: https://github.com/Pyomo/mpi-sppy/actions/workflows/pyotracker.yml
 
 
 MPI
diff --git a/mpisppy/tests/test_ef_ph.py b/mpisppy/tests/test_ef_ph.py
index ba502f9e1..e0f79b4a1 100644
--- a/mpisppy/tests/test_ef_ph.py
+++ b/mpisppy/tests/test_ef_ph.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def test_fix_ef_solve(self):
         results = solver.solve(ef, tee=False)
         sig2eobj = round_pos_sig(pyo.value(ef.EF_Obj),2)
         # the fix creator fixed num prod first stage for size 5 to 1134
-        self.assertEqual(ef.Scenario1.NumProducedFirstStage[5], 1134)
+        self.assertEqual(pyo.value(ef.Scenario1.NumProducedFirstStage[5]), 1134)
 
     @unittest.skipIf(not solver_available,
                      "no solver is available")