diff --git a/code/client/munkilib/installer/pkg.py b/code/client/munkilib/installer/pkg.py
index ce53e363..0651a3fd 100644
--- a/code/client/munkilib/installer/pkg.py
+++ b/code/client/munkilib/installer/pkg.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def _run_installer(cmd, env_vars, packagename):
             "Install of %s failed with return code %s" % (packagename, retcode))
         display.display_error("-"*78)
         for line in installeroutput:
-            display.display_error(line.rstrip("\n"))
+            display.display_error(line.decode("UTF-8").rstrip("\n"))
         display.display_error("-"*78)
     elif retcode == 0:
         munkilog.log("Install of %s was successful." % packagename)