diff --git a/tools/tiny-test-fw/Utility/__init__.py b/tools/tiny-test-fw/Utility/__init__.py
index b851d5e14..9a67f5a69 100644
--- a/tools/tiny-test-fw/Utility/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/tiny-test-fw/Utility/__init__.py
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ import sys
 
 
 _COLOR_CODES = {
-    "white": '\033[0m',
-    "red":  '\033[31m',
-    "green": '\033[32m',
-    "orange": '\033[33m',
-    "blue": '\033[34m',
-    "purple": '\033[35m',
-    "W": '\033[0m',
-    "R":  '\033[31m',
-    "G": '\033[32m',
-    "O": '\033[33m',
-    "B": '\033[34m',
-    "P": '\033[35m'
+    "white": u'\033[0m',
+    "red":  u'\033[31m',
+    "green": u'\033[32m',
+    "orange": u'\033[33m',
+    "blue": u'\033[34m',
+    "purple": u'\033[35m',
+    "W": u'\033[0m',
+    "R": u'\033[31m',
+    "G": u'\033[32m',
+    "O": u'\033[33m',
+    "B": u'\033[34m',
+    "P": u'\033[35m'
 }
 
 
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ def console_log(data, color="white", end="\n"):
     if color not in _COLOR_CODES:
         color = "white"
     color_codes = _COLOR_CODES[color]
+    if type(data) is type(b''):
+        data = data.decode('utf-8', 'replace')
     print(color_codes + data, end=end)
     if color not in ["white", "W"]:
         # reset color to white for later logs
-        print(_COLOR_CODES["white"] + "\r")
+        print(_COLOR_CODES["white"] + u"\r")
     sys.stdout.flush()