diff --git a/mayan/apps/common/templatetags/common_tags.py b/mayan/apps/common/templatetags/common_tags.py
index 19c408934d..70881111c9 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/common/templatetags/common_tags.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/common/templatetags/common_tags.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def render_subtemplate(context, template_name, template_context):
 def build():
     if BUILD:
         try:
-            return '{} {}'.format(BUILD(), DATE().decode())
+            return '{} {}'.format(BUILD(), DATE())
         except sh.ErrorReturnCode_128:
             return ''
     else: