diff --git a/config/emacs/.offlineimap.py b/config/emacs/.offlineimap.py
index a4e6e542..0557d433 100644
--- a/config/emacs/.offlineimap.py
+++ b/config/emacs/.offlineimap.py
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ def get_client_token(account):
 def get_client_refresh_token(account):
     cmd = check_output("pass " + account, shell=True)
 
-    return re.search("client_refresh_token: (.*)", cmd, flags=0).group(1)
+    output = re.search(rb"client_refresh_token: (.*)", cmd, flags=0).group(1)
+
+    return str.encode(output)