diff --git a/src/kernel/exception.rs b/src/kernel/exception.rs
index c982264..223827a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/exception.rs
+++ b/src/kernel/exception.rs
@@ -353,9 +353,18 @@ mod test {
         let mut machine = Machine::new(true, get_debug_configuration());
         machine.write_int_register(17, SC_SHUTDOWN as i64); // Set type to shutdown
         // let ecall = Instruction::new(0b000000000000_00000_000_00000_1110011);
-
-        machine.write_memory(4, 0, 0b000000000000_00000_000_00000_1110011); // ecall
-        machine.write_memory(4, 4, 0b000000001010_00000_000_00001_0010011); // r1 <- 10
+        let insts: [u8; 4] = 0b000000000000_00000_000_00000_1110011_u32.to_le_bytes();
+        machine.write_memory(1, 0, insts[0] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 1, insts[1] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 2, insts[2] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 3, insts[3] as u64); // ecall
+        // machine.write_memory(4, 0, 0b000000000000_00000_000_00000_1110011_u64.to_be()); // ecall
+        let insts: [u8; 4] = 0b000000001010_00000_000_00001_0010011_u32.to_le_bytes();
+        machine.write_memory(1, 4, insts[0] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 5, insts[1] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 6, insts[2] as u64);
+        machine.write_memory(1, 7, insts[3] as u64); // r1 <- 10
+        // machine.write_memory(4, 4, 0b000000001010_00000_000_00001_0010011_u64.to_be()); // r1 <- 10
         let mut system = System::new(true);
         machine.run(&mut system);
         // If the machine was stopped with no error, the shutdown worked