diff --git a/plugins/Stats/StatsPlugin.py b/plugins/Stats/StatsPlugin.py
index ccabed56..72c4b7be 100644
--- a/plugins/Stats/StatsPlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Stats/StatsPlugin.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class UiRequestPlugin(object):
             yield "</table>"
 
         # Tor hidden services
-        yield b"<br><br><b>Tor hidden services (status: %s):</b><br>" % main.file_server.tor_manager.status.encode("utf8")
+        yield "<br><br><b>Tor hidden services (status: %s):</b><br>" % main.file_server.tor_manager.status.encode("utf8")
         for site_address, onion in main.file_server.tor_manager.site_onions.items():
             yield "- %-34s: %s<br>" % (site_address, onion.encode("utf8"))