diff --git a/show/main.py b/show/main.py
index 01fd592c7a..1821f6c9d8 100755
--- a/show/main.py
+++ b/show/main.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def get_routing_stack():
     command = "sudo docker ps | grep bgp | awk '{print$2}' | cut -d'-' -f3 | cut -d':' -f1 | head -n 1"
 
     try:
-        stdout = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True, timeout=COMMAND_TIMEOUT)
+        stdout = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True, text=True, timeout=COMMAND_TIMEOUT)
         result = stdout.rstrip('\n')
     except Exception as err:
         click.echo('Failed to get routing stack: {}'.format(err), err=True)