diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/attack/technique_reports/technique_report_tools.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/attack/technique_reports/technique_report_tools.py
index a3798c12a..4e1025775 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/attack/technique_reports/technique_report_tools.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/attack/technique_reports/technique_report_tools.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def censor_password(password, plain_chars=3, secret_chars=5):
     """
     if not password:
         return ""
-    password = get_datastore_encryptor().decrypt(password)
+    password = get_datastore_encryptor().decrypt(password.encode()).decode()
     return password[0:plain_chars] + "*" * secret_chars
 
 
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ def censor_hash(str_hash, plain_chars=5):
     """
     if not str_hash:
         return ""
-    str_hash = get_datastore_encryptor().decrypt(str_hash)
+    str_hash = get_datastore_encryptor().decrypt(str_hash.encode()).decode()
     return str_hash[0:plain_chars] + " ..."
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/exploit.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/exploit.py
index cc6bd2c03..b7b362a51 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/exploit.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/services/telemetry/processing/exploit.py
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ def encrypt_exploit_creds(telemetry_json):
             credential = attempts[i][field]
             if credential:  # PowerShell exploiter's telem may have `None` here
                 if len(credential) > 0:
-                    attempts[i][field] = get_datastore_encryptor().encrypt(credential)
+                    attempts[i][field] = (
+                        get_datastore_encryptor().encrypt(credential.encode()).decode()
+                    )