diff --git a/ietf/ietfauth/views.py b/ietf/ietfauth/views.py
index 21c4e11a3..04359f88a 100644
--- a/ietf/ietfauth/views.py
+++ b/ietf/ietfauth/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright The IETF Trust 2007-2019, All Rights Reserved
-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Portions Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
 # All rights reserved. Contact: Pasi Eronen <pasi.eronen@nokia.com>
 #
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
 import importlib
 
 from datetime import datetime as DateTime, timedelta as TimeDelta, date as Date
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse as urlreverse
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponseRedirect  #, HttpResponse, 
 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect, get_object_or_404
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
@@ -674,7 +679,7 @@ def apikey_disable(request):
     class KeyDeleteForm(forms.Form):
         hash = forms.ChoiceField(label='Key', choices=choices)
         def clean_key(self):
-            hash = self.cleaned_data['hash']
+            hash = force_bytes(self.cleaned_data['hash'])
             key = PersonalApiKey.validate_key(hash)
             if key and key.person == request.user.person:
                 return hash
@@ -684,7 +689,7 @@ def apikey_disable(request):
     if request.method == 'POST':
         form = KeyDeleteForm(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
-            hash = form.data['hash']
+            hash = force_bytes(form.data['hash'])
             key = PersonalApiKey.validate_key(hash)
             key.valid = False
             key.save()
diff --git a/ietf/ipr/forms.py b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
index 0ce338ec1..896e5912b 100644
--- a/ietf/ipr/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright The IETF Trust 2014-2019, All Rights Reserved
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
 import datetime
 import email
 
@@ -6,6 +11,7 @@ import email
 from django import forms
 from django.core.validators import RegexValidator
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ class AddEmailForm(forms.Form):
     def clean_message(self):
         '''Returns a ietf.message.models.Message object'''
         text = self.cleaned_data['message']
-        message = email.message_from_string(text)
+        message = email.message_from_string(force_str(text))
         for field in ('to','from','subject','date'):
             if not message[field]:
                 raise forms.ValidationError('Error parsing email: {} field not found.'.format(field))
diff --git a/ietf/utils/decorators.py b/ietf/utils/decorators.py
index f961ca267..ff91a2860 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/decorators.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/decorators.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright The IETF Trust 2016-2019, All Rights Reserved
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
 
@@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import login
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ def require_api_key(f, request, *args, **kwargs):
     if not hash:
         return err(400, "Missing apikey parameter")
     # Check hash
-    key = PersonalApiKey.validate_key(hash)
+    key = PersonalApiKey.validate_key(force_bytes(hash))
     if not key:
         return err(400, "Invalid apikey")
     # Check endpoint