diff --git a/python/local/ovms_module/ovms/rtl/lib/FindFile.py b/python/local/ovms_module/ovms/rtl/lib/FindFile.py
index 601acd250e2a42bbd8246c1bb7cf579776ba89db_cHl0aG9uL2xvY2FsL292bXNfbW9kdWxlL292bXMvcnRsL2xpYi9GaW5kRmlsZS5weQ==..fccd9853e04849f622b2754f4850513fce8768c2_cHl0aG9uL2xvY2FsL292bXNfbW9kdWxlL292bXMvcnRsL2xpYi9GaW5kRmlsZS5weQ== 100644
--- a/python/local/ovms_module/ovms/rtl/lib/FindFile.py
+++ b/python/local/ovms_module/ovms/rtl/lib/FindFile.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             self.nullArg,
             ctypes.byref(self.resultant_length),
         )
-        res = self.new_filespec[: self.resultant_length.value]
+        res = bytes(self.new_filespec[: self.resultant_length.value])
         # Check if the device is file oriented, lib$find_file return a file if
         # a device like NLA0: is used
         if (