diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8265d0e3..dd17b5a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 * Change requirements for pure py3
 
 
+### 3.27.7 (2023-02-18 22:40:00 UTC)
+
+* Fix using recently updated torrent parser for py3 bytes
+
+
 ### 3.27.6 (2023-02-18 20:10:00 UTC)
 
 * Fix show view edit language
diff --git a/sickgear/search.py b/sickgear/search.py
index ac2cde64..898f1f36 100644
--- a/sickgear/search.py
+++ b/sickgear/search.py
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ def cache_torrent_file(
 
     try:
         import torrent_parser as tp
-        torrent_meta = tp.decode(torrent_content, use_ordered_dict=True)
+        torrent_meta = tp.decode(torrent_content, use_ordered_dict=True, errors='usebytes')
     except (BaseException, Exception):
         return