diff --git a/pytrustnfe/nfse/bh/__init__.py b/pytrustnfe/nfse/bh/__init__.py
index c5f246b..f96f89c 100644
--- a/pytrustnfe/nfse/bh/__init__.py
+++ b/pytrustnfe/nfse/bh/__init__.py
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ def _send(certificado, method, **kwargs):
 
     response, obj = sanitize_response(response.encode('utf-8'))
     return {
-        'sent_xml': str(xml_send),
-        'received_xml': str(response),
+        'sent_xml': xml_send,
+        'received_xml': response.decode('utf-8'),
         'object': obj
     }
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ddf92cc..a9a30f7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = "0.9.22"
+VERSION = "0.9.23"
 
 
 setup(