1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git-bz b/git-bz
index 44d2203..ee332e1 100755
--- a/git-bz
+++ b/git-bz
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ def commit_is_merge(commit):
 
 def init_git_config():
     try:
-        config_options = git.config(r'^bz\.', get_regexp=True)
+        config_options = git.config(r'^bz\.', get_regexp=True).decode()
     except CalledProcessError:
         return
 
     for line in config_options.split("\n"):
         line = line.strip()
-        m = re.match("bz.(\S+)\s+(.*)", line)
+        m = re.match(r'bz.(\S+)\s+(.*)', line)
         name = m.group(1)
         value = m.group(2)