diff --git a/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py b/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
index 22270ad3..6413b52a 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/redis_session.py
@@ -90,12 +90,16 @@ class RedisClient(object):
         fields = self.tablename.fields
         typed_dict = dict()
         converters = {
-            'boolean': lambda x: 1 if x == '1' else 0,
+            'boolean': lambda x: 1 if x.decode() == '1' else 0,
+            'blob': lambda x: x,
         }
         for field, ftype in fields:
             if field not in dict_string:
                 continue
-            typed_dict[field] = converters[ftype](dict_string[field]) if ftype in converters else dict_string[field]
+            if ftype in converters:
+                typed_dict[field] = converters[ftype](dict_string[field])
+            else:
+                typed_dict[field] = dict_string[field].decode()
         return typed_dict
 
 
@@ -186,7 +190,11 @@ class MockQuery(object):
         self.value = value
         self.op = op
 
-    def __gt__(self, value, op='ge'):
+    def __ge__(self, value, op='ge'):
+        self.value = value
+        self.op = op
+
+    def __gt__(self, value, op='gt'):
         self.value = value
         self.op = op
 
@@ -205,7 +213,7 @@ class MockQuery(object):
                     else:
                         rtn = None
             return [Storage(self.db.convert_dict_string(rtn))] if rtn else []
-        elif self.op == 'ge' and self.field == 'id' and self.value == 0:
+        elif self.op in ('ge', 'gt') and self.field == 'id' and self.value == 0:
             # means that someone wants the complete list
             rtn = []
             id_idx = "%s:id_idx" % self.keyprefix
@@ -218,7 +226,7 @@ class MockQuery(object):
                         # clean up the idx, because the key expired
                         self.db.r_server.srem(id_idx, sess)
                     continue
-                val = Storage(val)
+                val = Storage(self.db.convert_dict_string(val))
                 # add a delete_record method (necessary for sessions2trash.py)
                 val.delete_record = RecordDeleter(
                     self.db, sess, self.keyprefix)
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
index ed4bbaf9..ce7dc3b7 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_redis.py
@@ -74,9 +74,19 @@ class TestRedis(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         record_id = table.insert(**dd)
         data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()[0]
-        self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db)
+        self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db, 'get inserted dict')
 
         dd['locked'] = 1
         table._db(table.id == record_id).update(**dd)
         data_from_db = db(table.id == record_id).select()[0]
-        self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db)
+        self.assertDictEqual(Storage(dd), data_from_db, 'get the updated value')
+
+        all_sessions = db(table.id > 0).select()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(all_sessions, 'we must have some keys in db')
+
+        for entry in all_sessions:
+            res = entry.delete_record()
+            self.assertIsNone(res, 'delete should return None')
+
+        empty_sessions = db(table.id > 0).select()
+        self.assertEqual(empty_sessions, [], 'no sessions left')