diff --git a/plugin/controllers/models/stream.py b/plugin/controllers/models/stream.py
index 6a440d74..877ae8ab 100644
--- a/plugin/controllers/models/stream.py
+++ b/plugin/controllers/models/stream.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 class GetSession(Resource):
 	def GetSID(self, request):
-		sid = request.getSession().uid
+		sid = request.getSession().uid.decode()
 		return sid
 
 	def GetAuth(self, request):