1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/http/site.py b/synapse/http/site.py
index d41d672934..50be2de3bb 100644
--- a/synapse/http/site.py
+++ b/synapse/http/site.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class XForwardedForRequest(SynapseRequest):
             C{b"-"}.
         """
         return self.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(
-            b"x-forwarded-for", [b"-"])[0].split(b",")[0].strip()
+            b"x-forwarded-for", [b"-"])[0].split(b",")[0].strip().decode('ascii')
 
 
 class SynapseRequestFactory(object):