diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/components/AbstractComponent.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/components/AbstractComponent.java
index 69346c34..1270cc73 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/components/AbstractComponent.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/components/AbstractComponent.java
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponent<T> implements IDIYComponent<T> {
       return true;
     if (o1 == null || o2 == null)
       return false;
-    if (o1.getClass().isArray()) {
+    if (o1.getClass().isArray()) {
+      if (o1.getClass().getComponentType() == byte.class)
+        return Arrays.equals((byte[]) o1, (byte[]) o2);
       return Arrays.equals((Object[]) o1, (Object[]) o2);
     }
     return o1.equals(o2);
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar
index e461b9ca..e0c2b5f5 100644
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diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar
index e461b9ca..e0c2b5f5 100644
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