1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bottle.py b/bottle.py
index df17944..87a241e 100755
--- a/bottle.py
+++ b/bottle.py
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ class SimpleTemplate(BaseTemplate):
         """ Render the template using keyword arguments as local variables. """
         stdout = []
         self.execute(stdout, **args)
-        return stdout
+        return ''.join(stdout)
 
 
 def template(tpl, template_adapter=SimpleTemplate, **kwargs):