1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/swift/common/manager.py b/swift/common/manager.py
index 978e2fbb6..47f47d03b 100644
--- a/swift/common/manager.py
+++ b/swift/common/manager.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import signal
 import time
 import subprocess
 import re
+import six
 from swift import gettext_ as _
 import tempfile
 
@@ -720,6 +721,8 @@ class Server(object):
             else:
                 output = proc.stdout.read()
                 proc.stdout.close()
+                if not six.PY2:
+                    output = output.decode('utf8', 'backslashreplace')
 
             if kwargs.get('once', False):
                 # if you don't want once to wait you can send it to the