diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/discord.py b/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
index 17108fc581..7bc4a50d37 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ class DiscordClient(WebSocketClientProtocol, _BASE_SESSION_CLASS):
         """
         url = f"{DISCORD_API_BASE_URL}/{url}"
         body = FileBodyProducer(BytesIO(json.dumps(data).encode("utf-8")))
-        request_type = kwargs.pop("type", b"POST")
+        request_type = kwargs.pop("type", "POST")
         
         d = _AGENT.request(
-           request_type,
+           request_type.encode("utf-8"),
             url.encode("utf-8"),
             Headers(
                 {
@@ -499,12 +499,12 @@ class DiscordClient(WebSocketClientProtocol, _BASE_SESSION_CLASS):
 
         data = {"nick": text}
         data.update(kwargs)
-        self._post_json(f"guilds/{guild_id}/members/{user_id}", data, type=b"PATCH")
+        self._post_json(f"guilds/{guild_id}/members/{user_id}", data, type="PATCH")
 
     def send_role(self, role_id, guild_id, user_id, **kwargs):
 
         data = kwargs
-        self._post_json(f"guilds/{guild_id}/members/{user_id}/roles/{role_id}", data, type=b"PUT")
+        self._post_json(f"guilds/{guild_id}/members/{user_id}/roles/{role_id}", data, type="PUT")
 
     def send_default(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """