diff --git a/server/netwrapper.py b/server/netwrapper.py
index 7148410..a000bc1 100644
--- a/server/netwrapper.py
+++ b/server/netwrapper.py
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ class NetWrapper:
         identMsg = json.dumps(
             {'type': 'IDY', 'source': self.network.own_addr,
              'message': b64encode(cipher.encrypt(retmsg.encode('UTF-8')))}).encode(
-            'UTF-8')
+            'ASCII')
         self.network.send_msg(self.clientAddr, identMsg)
 
     def sendMessage(self, message: bytes) -> None:
         cipher = ChaCha20.new(self.cipherkey, get_random_bytes(12))
         ciphertext = cipher.encrypt(message)
-        nonce = b64encode(cipher.nonce).decode('UTF-8')
-        ct = b64encode(ciphertext).decode('UTF-8')
+        nonce = b64encode(cipher.nonce).decode('ASCII')
+        ct = b64encode(ciphertext).decode('ASCII')
         sendjson = json.dumps({'type': 'CMD', 'source': self.network.own_addr, 'nonce': nonce, 'message': ct}).encode(
             'UTF-8')
         self.network.send_msg(self.clientAddr, sendjson)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class NetWrapper:
     def keyExchange(self) -> None:
         dh = pyDH.DiffieHellman()
         cipher = PKCS1_OAEP.new(self.currentClientPublicKey)
-        mypubkey = b64encode(cipher.encrypt(str(dh.gen_public_key()).encode('UTF-8')))
+        mypubkey = b64encode(cipher.encrypt(str(dh.gen_public_key()).encode('UTF-8'))).decode('ASCII')
         jsonmsg = json.dumps({'type': 'DH', 'source': self.network.own_addr, 'message': mypubkey}).encode('UTF-8')
         self.network.send_msg(self.clientAddr, jsonmsg)
         decodedmsg = {'source': '', 'type': ''}
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ class NetWrapper:
                 message = "ERROR".encode('UTF-8')
             cipher = ChaCha20.new(self.cipherkey, get_random_bytes(12))
             ciphertext = cipher.encrypt(message)
-            nonce = b64encode(cipher.nonce).decode('UTF-8')
-            ct = b64encode(ciphertext).decode('UTF-8')
+            nonce = b64encode(cipher.nonce).decode('ASCII')
+            ct = b64encode(ciphertext).decode('ASCII')
             sendjson = json.dumps(
                 {'type': 'AUT', 'source': self.network.own_addr, 'nonce': nonce, 'message': ct}).encode(
                 'UTF-8')