diff --git a/pathod/pathoc.py b/pathod/pathoc.py
index 478ce2a2b..b539fec49 100644
--- a/pathod/pathoc.py
+++ b/pathod/pathoc.py
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ class Pathoc(tcp.TCPClient):
 
     def http_connect(self, connect_to):
         self.wfile.write(
-            'CONNECT %s:%s HTTP/1.1\r\n' % tuple(connect_to) +
-            '\r\n'
+            b'CONNECT %s:%d HTTP/1.1\r\n' % (connect_to[0].encode(), connect_to[1]) +
+            b'\r\n'
         )
         self.wfile.flush()
         try:
diff --git a/pathod/protocols/http.py b/pathod/protocols/http.py
index 7736df4b5..9756c2668 100644
--- a/pathod/protocols/http.py
+++ b/pathod/protocols/http.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class HTTPProtocol(object):
         """
 
         self.pathod_handler.wfile.write(
-            'HTTP/1.1 200 Connection established\r\n' +
-            ('Proxy-agent: %s\r\n' % version.PATHOD) +
-            '\r\n'
+            b'HTTP/1.1 200 Connection established\r\n' +
+            (b'Proxy-agent: %s\r\n' % version.PATHOD.encode()) +
+            b'\r\n'
         )
         self.pathod_handler.wfile.flush()
         if not self.pathod_handler.server.ssloptions.not_after_connect: