Ensure the password reset template is correctly converted to binary

Regardless of the Python version

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py

index 32770a4a95..20e1e01592 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 
+from six import ensure_binary
 from six.moves import http_client
 
 import jinja2
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ class PasswordResetSubmitTokenServlet(RestServlet):
             )
             request.setResponseCode(e.code)
 
-        request.write(html.encode('utf-8'))
+        request.write(ensure_binary(html))
         finish_request(request)
         defer.returnValue(None)