diff --git a/inventree_phomemo/phomemo_label.py b/inventree_phomemo/phomemo_label.py
index a0b0c04..5d99aa0 100644
--- a/inventree_phomemo/phomemo_label.py
+++ b/inventree_phomemo/phomemo_label.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class PhomemoLabelPlugin(LabelPrintingMixin, SettingsMixin, InvenTreePlugin):
             print_socket.settimeout(5)
             print_socket.connect((ip_address, port))
             data = label_image.tobytes("PNG")
-            print_socket.send(data.encode())
+            print_socket.send(data)
             print_socket.close()
         except Exception as error:
             raise ConnectionError('Error connecting to printer server: ' + str(error))