diff --git a/aim/web/ui/src/services/live-update/utils.ts b/aim/web/ui/src/services/live-update/utils.ts
index 0099cdcc3c..d7af4cdb9c 100644
--- a/aim/web/ui/src/services/live-update/utils.ts
+++ b/aim/web/ui/src/services/live-update/utils.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function createGetStream(
  * @returns String.
  */
 function arrayBufferToString(buffer: ArrayBuffer): string {
-  return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, Array.from(new Uint16Array(buffer)));
+  return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, Array.from(new Uint8Array(buffer)));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ function arrayBufferToString(buffer: ArrayBuffer): string {
  */
 function stringToArrayBuffer(str: string): ArrayBuffer {
   const stringLength = str.length;
-  const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(stringLength * 2);
-  const bufferView = new Uint16Array(buffer);
+  const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(stringLength);
+  const bufferView = new Uint8Array(buffer);
   for (let i = 0; i < stringLength; i++) {
     bufferView[i] = str.charCodeAt(i);
   }
-  return buffer;
+  return bufferView;
 }
 
 /**