diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/server.py b/deluge/ui/web/server.py
index f391a78d2..e47a5b25a 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/server.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/server.py
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ class DelugeWeb(component.Component):
 
         if self.base != '/':
             # Strip away slashes and serve on the base path as well as root path
-            self.top_level.putChild(self.base.strip('/'), self.top_level)
+            self.top_level.putChild(self.base.strip('/').encode(), self.top_level)
 
         setup_translation()