diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f39cb78bf68df766d7a2ffeedc39b4aa9a16298..b7117e37248fb5caf6c29abb2fa905dfe6ea873a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ def main():
             "Operating System :: Unix",
             "Environment :: Console",
             "Environment :: Web Environment"
-            "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6",
-            "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7"
+            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8"
         ],
         **kwargs
     )
diff --git a/tower/models/joblog.py b/tower/models/joblog.py
index d88b708019d543684b57ac82c0750c5547c61af2..7fcaf845f012c4f049e81b4bbd41e868c43ee9a8 100644
--- a/tower/models/joblog.py
+++ b/tower/models/joblog.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class JobLog(Model):
 
     def append_log(self, data):
         with open(self.log_path, "a") as f:
-            f.write(str(data))
+            f.write(data.decode("utf-8"))
 
     def get_log(self):
         path = self.log_path