diff --git a/dr_botzo/dispatch/views.py b/dr_botzo/dispatch/views.py
index 3a15ac3..5bb574c 100644
--- a/dr_botzo/dispatch/views.py
+++ b/dr_botzo/dispatch/views.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class DispatchMessage(generics.GenericAPIView):
                     log.debug("sending '%s' to file %s", message.data['message'], filename)
                     with open(filename, 'w') as f:
                         f.write(message.data['message'])
-                        f.write('\n')
+                        f.write(b'\n')
 
             new_data = copy.deepcopy(message.data)
             new_data['status'] = "OK"