diff --git a/scripts/syrupy.py b/scripts/syrupy.py
index 93564af..4077401 100755
--- a/scripts/syrupy.py
+++ b/scripts/syrupy.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ def poll_process(pid=None,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     poll_time = datetime.datetime.now()
     stdout, stderr = communicate(ps)
+    stdout = stdout.encode('utf-8').strip()
 
     if debug_level >= 9:
         sys.stderr.write(stdout + "\n")