diff --git a/frappe/website/doctype/blog_post/test_blog_post.py b/frappe/website/doctype/blog_post/test_blog_post.py
index a6c1668045..d38349ba07 100644
--- a/frappe/website/doctype/blog_post/test_blog_post.py
+++ b/frappe/website/doctype/blog_post/test_blog_post.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class TestBlogPost(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		self.assertTrue(response.status_code, 200)
 
-		html = response.get_data()
+		html = response.get_data().decode()
 		self.assertTrue('<article class="blog-content" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting">' in html)
 
 	def test_generator_not_found(self):