diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
index af564cabe3..43291b6f9b 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/index.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </section>
 
     <section class="course-content">
-      ${content}
+      ${content.decode('utf-8')}
     </section>
   </div>
 </section>