diff --git a/juriscraper/opinions/united_states/state/mass.py b/juriscraper/opinions/united_states/state/mass.py
index 02cf4b905..75ee81a94 100644
--- a/juriscraper/opinions/united_states/state/mass.py
+++ b/juriscraper/opinions/united_states/state/mass.py
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ def cleanup_content(content):
         new_tree = etree.Element("html")
         body = etree.SubElement(new_tree, "body")
         body.append(content)
-        return html.tostring(new_tree, pretty_print=True, encoding="unicode")
+        return html.tostring(new_tree).decode("utf-8")