diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
index 514b991d..d90c4742 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def _parse_ssdp(peer, rsp, peerdata):
     if ip in neighutil.neightable:
         nid = neighutil.neightable[ip]
         mac = nid
-    headlines = rsp.split('\r\n')
+    headlines = rsp.split(b'\r\n')
     try:
         _, code, _ = headlines[0].split(' ', 2)
     except ValueError: