diff --git a/lib/base.py b/lib/base.py
index f265995..2e71def 100755
--- a/lib/base.py
+++ b/lib/base.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def run(self, command):
       self.authenticate()
       for cmd in command:
         response = self.execute(cmd)
-        output.append(response.text)
+        output.append(response.body.decode('utf-8'))
 
     except RCONAuthenticationError:
       pass