diff --git a/example/tasmota_led_ir_with_ui.py b/example/tasmota_led_ir_with_ui.py
index d907ed43..a538a6c4 100644
--- a/example/tasmota_led_ir_with_ui.py
+++ b/example/tasmota_led_ir_with_ui.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     LogListDataSpec(ir_log)
 ]))
 # Send the IR commands received by the Tasmota device to the in-memory log
-tasmota_led.ir_receiver().connect(ir_log, convert=(lambda v: v.hex(), lambda x: x))
+tasmota_led.ir_receiver().connect(ir_log, convert=(lambda v: v.hex(), lambda x: x.encode()))
 
 # State variables for on/off, dimmer and RGB color of the Tasmota device
 power = shc.Variable(bool)\