diff --git a/spotseeker_restclient/dao_implementation/live.py b/spotseeker_restclient/dao_implementation/live.py
index 0c3c4195d199b2a34723c7276231b9f9b0846c63..31312c59d21d56d4fa2880318c8e1e580b9a6c09 100644
--- a/spotseeker_restclient/dao_implementation/live.py
+++ b/spotseeker_restclient/dao_implementation/live.py
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ def get_live_url(method,
 
     resp, content = client.request(url,
                                    method=method,
-                                   body=body,
+                                   body=body.encode('utf-8'),
                                    headers=headers)
     return (resp, content)