diff --git a/pathod/language/base.py b/pathod/language/base.py
index 6cafdebdb..25f3fd1ab 100644
--- a/pathod/language/base.py
+++ b/pathod/language/base.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class NestedMessage(Token):
         try:
             self.parsed = self.nest_type(
                 self.nest_type.expr().parseString(
-                    value.val,
+                    value.val.decode(),
                     parseAll=True
                 )
             )
diff --git a/test/pathod/test_language_http.py b/test/pathod/test_language_http.py
index 0ef1e1090..18059e3a6 100644
--- a/test/pathod/test_language_http.py
+++ b/test/pathod/test_language_http.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def test_user_agent():
 def test_nested_response():
     e = http.NestedResponse.expr()
     v = e.parseString("s'200'")[0]
-    assert v.value.val == "200"
+    assert v.value.val == b"200"
     tutils.raises(
         language.ParseException,
         e.parseString,