diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/django_rest/restinterface/triggerinterface/views.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/django_rest/restinterface/triggerinterface/views.py
index 26a9137371eae83502b4479c063adc9c533feef4..f3a463b0c5fd6637ff21d39cba483d5dbae3c2b5 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/django_rest/restinterface/triggerinterface/views.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/django_rest/restinterface/triggerinterface/views.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class TriggerListView(views.APIView):
         #print xml
 
         # OR: USE RECEIVED XML DIRECTLY:
-        xml = str(request.body)
+        xml = request.body.decode('utf8')
 
         logger.debug('calling trigger handler')
         try: