diff --git a/supysonic/managers/user.py b/supysonic/managers/user.py
index 27c8adb..1840520 100644
--- a/supysonic/managers/user.py
+++ b/supysonic/managers/user.py
@@ -151,6 +151,6 @@ class UserManager:
             return password
 
         try:
-            return binascii.unhexlify(password[4:])
+            return binascii.unhexlify(password[4:]).decode('utf-8')
         except:
             return password