diff --git a/functions/security/main.py b/functions/security/main.py
index 397bb2404d7..0fd5c762187 100644
--- a/functions/security/main.py
+++ b/functions/security/main.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 def calling_function(request):
     # Fetch the token
     token_response = requests.get(token_full_url, headers=token_headers)
-    jwt = token_response.content
+    jwt = token_response.text
 
     # Provide the token in the request to the receiving function
     function_headers = {'Authorization': f'bearer {jwt}'}
     function_response = requests.get(function_url, headers=function_headers)
 
-    return function_response.content
+    return function_response.text
 # [END functions_bearer_token]
diff --git a/functions/security/main_test.py b/functions/security/main_test.py
index bf86eea01f0..b603547a3bd 100644
--- a/functions/security/main_test.py
+++ b/functions/security/main_test.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 
 class Response(object):
-    def __init__(self, content=u''):
-        self.content = content
+    def __init__(self, text=u''):
+        self.text = text
 
 
 @mock.patch("main.requests")