diff --git a/quit/web/app.py b/quit/web/app.py
index 875f7603..66b5f692 100644
--- a/quit/web/app.py
+++ b/quit/web/app.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def register_app(app, arguments):
     quit = Quit(config, repository, MemoryStore(bindings))
     quit.syncAll()
 
-    content = quit.store.store.serialize(format='trig').decode()
+    content = quit.store.store.serialize(format='trig')
     logger.debug("Initialize store with following content: {}".format(content))
 
     app.config['quit'] = quit