diff --git a/geoportal/c2cgeoportal_geoportal/views/tinyowsproxy.py b/geoportal/c2cgeoportal_geoportal/views/tinyowsproxy.py
index be5aae57b7..08a1e2ab7e 100644
--- a/geoportal/c2cgeoportal_geoportal/views/tinyowsproxy.py
+++ b/geoportal/c2cgeoportal_geoportal/views/tinyowsproxy.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def _get_headers(self):
 
     def _proxy_callback(self, operation, user: static.User, cache_control, *args, **kwargs):
         response = self._proxy(*args, **kwargs)
-        content = response.text
+        content = response.content.decode()
 
         if operation == "getcapabilities":
             content = filter_wfst_capabilities(