diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcript_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcript_settings.py
index 5fb18294d6..25c7f1b282 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcript_settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcript_settings.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class TranscriptCredentialsTest(CourseTestCase):
             content_type='application/json'
         )
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, expected_status_code)
-        self.assertEqual(response.content, expected_response)
+        self.assertEqual(response.content.decode('utf-8'), expected_response)
 
 
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