summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/synapse/rest/register.py
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'synapse/rest/register.py')
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/register.py4
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/rest/register.py b/synapse/rest/register.py
index eb457562b9..f17ec11cf4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/register.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/register.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
         try:
             register_json = json.loads(request.content.read())
             if "password" in register_json:
-                password = register_json["password"]
+                password = register_json["password"].encode("utf-8")
 
             if type(register_json["user_id"]) == unicode:
-                desired_user_id = register_json["user_id"]
+                desired_user_id = register_json["user_id"].encode("utf-8")
                 if urllib.quote(desired_user_id) != desired_user_id:
                     raise SynapseError(
                         400,