diff --git a/amadeus/mixins/parser.py b/amadeus/mixins/parser.py
index ef498735..68d75e7e 100644
--- a/amadeus/mixins/parser.py
+++ b/amadeus/mixins/parser.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def __parse_body_and_headers(self, http_response, client):
             self.headers = http_response.info() or self.headers
         if hasattr(http_response, 'read'):
             self.body = http_response.read()
+        if hasattr(self.body, 'decode'):
+            self.body = self.body.decode('utf8')
 
     # Tries to parse the JSON, if there is any
     def __parse_json(self, client):
diff --git a/amadeus/version.py b/amadeus/version.py
index 57ec7e16..c84b5886 100644
--- a/amadeus/version.py
+++ b/amadeus/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version_info = (1, 0, '0b6')
+version_info = (1, 0, '0b7')
 version = '.'.join(str(v) for v in version_info)
diff --git a/specs/mixins/parser_spec.py b/specs/mixins/parser_spec.py
index eab5c7ee..f2949096 100644
--- a/specs/mixins/parser_spec.py
+++ b/specs/mixins/parser_spec.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
                     http_response.getheaders().returns(
                         [('Content-Type', 'plain/text')]
                     )
-                    http_response.read().returns('Hello World')
+                    http_response.read().returns(u'Hello World')
 
                 response = Response(http_response, self.request)
                 response._parse(self.client)
-                expect(response.body).to(be('Hello World'))
+                expect(response.body).to(equal('Hello World'))
                 expect(response.result).to(be(None))
                 expect(response.data).to(be(None))
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
                 response = Response(http_response, self.request)
                 response._parse(self.client)
-                expect(response.body).to(be('Hello World'))
+                expect(response.body).to(equal('Hello World'))
                 expect(response.result).to(be(None))
                 expect(response.data).to(be(None))