diff --git a/management/ssl_certificates.py b/management/ssl_certificates.py
index c49443b9..bc803ea3 100755
--- a/management/ssl_certificates.py
+++ b/management/ssl_certificates.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def get_certificates_to_provision(env, show_extended_problems=True, force_domain
 			if cert.issuer == cert.subject:
 				# This is self-signed. Get a real one.
 				domains.add(domain)
-			
+
 			# Valid certificate today, but is it expiring soon?
 			elif cert.not_valid_after-now < datetime.timedelta(days=14):
 				domains.add(domain)
@@ -238,6 +238,17 @@ def get_certificates_to_provision(env, show_extended_problems=True, force_domain
 			except Exception as e:
 				problems[domain] = "DNS isn't configured properly for this domain: DNS lookup had an error: %s." % str(e)
 				return False
+
+			# Unfortunately, the response.__str__ returns bytes
+			# instead of string, if it resulted from an AAAA-query.
+			# We need to convert manually, until this is fixed:
+			# https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/issues/204
+			#
+			# BEGIN HOTFIX
+				if isinstance(response[0].to_text(), bytes):
+					 response = [response[0].to_text().decode('utf-8')]
+			# END HOTFIX
+
 			if len(response) != 1 or str(response[0]) != value:
 				problems[domain] = "Domain control validation cannot be performed for this domain because DNS points the domain to another machine (%s %s)." % (rtype, ", ".join(str(r) for r in response))
 				return False
@@ -406,7 +417,7 @@ def provision_certificates_cmdline():
 	headless = False
 	force_domains = None
 	show_extended_problems = True
-	
+
 	args = list(sys.argv)
 	args.pop(0) # program name
 	if args and args[0] == "-v":
@@ -488,7 +499,7 @@ control panel.
 
 Do you agree to the agreement? Type Y or N and press <ENTER>: """
 				 % request["url"], end='', flush=True)
-			
+
 				if sys.stdin.readline().strip().upper() != "Y":
 					print("\nYou didn't agree. Quitting.")
 					sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/management/status_checks.py b/management/status_checks.py
index 527495c7..4077066a 100755
--- a/management/status_checks.py
+++ b/management/status_checks.py
@@ -680,6 +680,22 @@ def query_dns(qname, rtype, nxdomain='[Not Set]', at=None):
 	# periods from responses since that's how qnames are encoded in DNS but is
 	# confusing for us. The order of the answers doesn't matter, so sort so we
 	# can compare to a well known order.
+
+	# Unfortunately, the response.__str__ returns bytes
+	# instead of string, if it resulted from an AAAA-query.
+	# We need to convert manually, until this is fixed:
+	# https://github.com/rthalley/dnspython/issues/204
+	#
+	# BEGIN HOTFIX
+	response_new = []
+	for r in response:
+	        if isinstance(r.to_text(), bytes):
+	                response_new.append(r.to_text().decode('utf-8'))
+	        else:
+	                response_new.append(r)
+	response = response_new
+	# END HOTFIX
+
 	return "; ".join(sorted(str(r).rstrip('.') for r in response))
 
 def check_ssl_cert(domain, rounded_time, ssl_certificates, env, output):