1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
index 2c263af1a3..f422cf3c5a 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ def _expect_edu(destination, edu_type, content, origin="test"):
 
 
 def _make_edu_json(origin, edu_type, content):
-    return json.dumps(_expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin))
+    return json.dumps(
+        _expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin)
+    ).encode('utf8')
 
 
 class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):