diff --git a/src/snek/view/rpc.py b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
index 8290065..0b37799 100644
--- a/src/snek/view/rpc.py
+++ b/src/snek/view/rpc.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class RPCView(BaseView):
                 raise Exception("Not allowed")
             
             container_name = await self.services.container.get_container_name(channel_uid)
-            await self.services.container.write_stdin(channel_uid, content.encode())
+            await self.services.container.write_stdin(channel_uid, content)
 
             return "Written to terminal, response of terminal is not implemented yet."