diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html b/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
index 111f35cac9..3c46b337b3 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/single_thread.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </section>
 
     <section class="course-content">
-      ${content}
+      ${content.decode('utf-8')}
     </section>
   </div>
 </section>