diff --git a/orator/connections/connection.py b/orator/connections/connection.py
index 469b5989..89904cfa 100644
--- a/orator/connections/connection.py
+++ b/orator/connections/connection.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def log_query(self, query, bindings, time_=None):
                 log += " in %sms" % time_
 
             query_logger.debug(
-                log, extra={"query": query, "bindings": bindings, "elapsed_time": time_}
+                log, extra={"query": query.decode("utf-8"), "bindings": bindings, "elapsed_time": time_}
             )
 
     def _get_elapsed_time(self, start):