diff --git a/koremonitor.py b/koremonitor.py
index 9cc4c27..afdb4f2 100755
--- a/koremonitor.py
+++ b/koremonitor.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 Generates /koredump/index.json with data on available cores.
 """
 
+import base64
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ def fmt_journal_entry(self, entry):
                 entry[k] = str(v.timestamp)
             elif isinstance(v, datetime):
                 entry[k] = v.isoformat() + "Z"
+            elif isinstance(v, bytes):
+                entry[k] = base64.b64encode(v).decode('ascii')
             elif not isinstance(v, (str, int)):
                 self.logger.error(k, v)
         return entry