diff --git a/src/cli/commands/bitswap/stat.js b/src/cli/commands/bitswap/stat.js
index 96727bacb4..f9e4b8a879 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/bitswap/stat.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/bitswap/stat.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const utils = require('../../utils')
+const CID = require('cids')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'stat',
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ module.exports = {
         }
 
         stats.Wantlist = stats.Wantlist || []
+        stats.Wantlist = stats.Wantlist.map((entry) => {
+          const buf = new Buffer(entry.cid.hash.data)
+          const cid = new CID(entry.cid.version, entry.cid.codec, buf)
+          return cid.toBaseEncodedString()
+        })
         stats.Peers = stats.Peers || []
 
         console.log(`bitswap status
diff --git a/test/cli/test-bitswap.js b/test/cli/test-bitswap.js
index f1c256a361..9589d402cf 100644
--- a/test/cli/test-bitswap.js
+++ b/test/cli/test-bitswap.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const createTempNode = require('../utils/temp-node')
 const repoPath = require('./index').repoPath
 const ipfs = require('../utils/ipfs-exec')(repoPath)
 
-describe.only('bitswap', () => {
+describe('bitswap', () => {
   let node
 
   before((done) => {