diff --git a/dimo/api/token_exchange.py b/dimo/api/token_exchange.py
index 476dc1b..a14e3fb 100644
--- a/dimo/api/token_exchange.py
+++ b/dimo/api/token_exchange.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from dimo.constants import dimo_constants
 from dimo.errors import check_type, check_optional_type
 from dimo.permission_decoder import PermissionDecoder
+import json
 
 
 class TokenExchange:
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ def __init__(
     def _decode_vehicle_permissions(self, token_id: int, client_id: str) -> dict:
         response = self._identity.check_vehicle_privileges(token_id)
         try:
+            # If response is bytes
+            response = json.loads(response.decode('utf-8'))
             nodes = (
                 response.get("data", {})
                 .get("vehicle", {})
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 118a424..5db3d02 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "dimo-python-sdk"
-version = "1.3.3"
+version = "1.3.4"
 authors = [
   { name="Barrett Kowalsky", email="barrettkowalsky@gmail.com" },
 ]