diff --git a/scripts/fdbshow b/scripts/fdbshow
index 383a26ae9b72..e51941458386 100755
--- a/scripts/fdbshow
+++ b/scripts/fdbshow
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FdbShow(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(FdbShow,self).__init__()
-        self.db = SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1")
+        self.db = SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1", decode_responses=True)
         self.if_name_map, \
         self.if_oid_map = port_util.get_interface_oid_map(self.db)
         self.if_br_oid_map = port_util.get_bridge_port_map(self.db)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class FdbShow(object):
 
         oid_pfx = len("oid:0x")
         for s in fdb_str:
-            fdb_entry = s.decode()
+            fdb_entry = s
             fdb = json.loads(fdb_entry .split(":", 2)[-1])
             if not fdb:
                 continue
diff --git a/scripts/nbrshow b/scripts/nbrshow
index 8d1abe7562bc..1c9eb51554b3 100644
--- a/scripts/nbrshow
+++ b/scripts/nbrshow
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class NbrBase(object):
 
     def __init__(self, cmd):
         super(NbrBase, self).__init__()
-        self.db = SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1")
+        self.db = SonicV2Connector(host="127.0.0.1", decode_responses=True)
         self.if_name_map, self.if_oid_map = port_util.get_interface_oid_map(self.db)
         self.if_br_oid_map = port_util.get_bridge_port_map(self.db)
         self.fetch_fdb_data()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class NbrBase(object):
 
         oid_pfx = len("oid:0x")
         for s in fdb_str:
-            fdb_entry = s.decode()
+            fdb_entry = s
             fdb = json.loads(fdb_entry .split(":", 2)[-1])
             if not fdb:
                 continue