open log_config in text mode too

Signed-off-by: Adrian Tschira <nota@notafile.com>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/config/logger.py b/synapse/config/logger.py

index 3f70039acd..6a7228dc2f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/logger.py
+++ b/synapse/config/logger.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class LoggingConfig(Config):
         log_config = config.get("log_config")
         if log_config and not os.path.exists(log_config):
             log_file = self.abspath("homeserver.log")
-            with open(log_config, "wb") as log_config_file:
+            with open(log_config, "w") as log_config_file:
                 log_config_file.write(
                     DEFAULT_LOG_CONFIG.substitute(log_file=log_file)
                 )