diff --git a/pytrustnfe/nfse/ginfes/__init__.py b/pytrustnfe/nfse/ginfes/__init__.py
index fb27677..c5dfe76 100644
--- a/pytrustnfe/nfse/ginfes/__init__.py
+++ b/pytrustnfe/nfse/ginfes/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def _send(certificado, method, **kwargs):
     xml_send = kwargs['xml']
     response = client.service[method](header, xml_send)
 
-    response, obj = sanitize_response(response.encode('utf-8'))
+    response, obj = sanitize_response(response)
     return {
         'sent_xml': xml_send,
         'received_xml': response,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2943dee..adf8b71 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 
-VERSION = "1.0.18"
+VERSION = "1.0.19"
 
 
 setup(