diff --git a/robottelo/cli/base.py b/robottelo/cli/base.py
index 8d258500b27..d276cd741fa 100644
--- a/robottelo/cli/base.py
+++ b/robottelo/cli/base.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def execute(
             command,
         )
         response = ssh.command(
-            cmd.encode('utf-8'),
+            cmd,
             hostname=hostname or cls.hostname or settings.server.hostname,
             output_format=output_format,
             timeout=timeout,