diff --git a/armada/api/__init__.py b/armada/api/__init__.py
index dec7c647..8f1f3f47 100644
--- a/armada/api/__init__.py
+++ b/armada/api/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class BaseResource(object):
             raise Exception("%s: Invalid JSON in body: %s" % (req.path, jex))
 
     def return_error(self, resp, status_code, message="", retry=False):
-        resp.body = json.dumps(
+        resp.text = json.dumps(
             {
                 'type': 'error',
                 'message': message,
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/armada.py b/armada/api/controller/armada.py
index 2007f0e4..577afd7c 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/armada.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/armada.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Apply(api.BaseResource):
         try:
             with self.get_tiller(req, resp) as tiller:
                 msg = self.handle(req, documents, tiller)
-                resp.body = json.dumps({
+                resp.text = json.dumps({
                     'message': msg,
                 })
                 resp.content_type = 'application/json'
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/metrics.py b/armada/api/controller/metrics.py
index 0ad7f95b..263d18c4 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/metrics.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/metrics.py
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ class Metrics(api.BaseResource):
             return self.return_error(
                 resp, falcon.HTTP_500, message=err_message)
         resp.content_type = content_type
-        resp.body = output
+        resp.text = output
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/rollback.py b/armada/api/controller/rollback.py
index 08c72808..f51406a4 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/rollback.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/rollback.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Rollback(api.BaseResource):
         try:
             with self.get_tiller(req, resp) as tiller:
                 msg = self.handle(req, release, tiller)
-                resp.body = json.dumps({
+                resp.text = json.dumps({
                     'message': msg,
                 })
                 resp.content_type = 'application/json'
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/test.py b/armada/api/controller/test.py
index 232ed0db..229fac47 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/test.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/test.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TestReleasesReleaseNameController(api.BaseResource):
                     'message': 'MESSAGE: Test Fail'
                 }
 
-            resp.body = json.dumps(msg)
+            resp.text = json.dumps(msg)
             resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
             resp.content_type = 'application/json'
         except LockException as e:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class TestReleasesManifestController(api.BaseResource):
             resp_body['code'] = 400
             self.error(req.context, resp_body['message'])
 
-        resp.body = json.dumps(resp_body)
+        resp.text = json.dumps(resp_body)
         return result
 
     def _validate_documents(self, req, resp, documents):
@@ -170,5 +170,5 @@ class TestReleasesManifestController(api.BaseResource):
                     message['test']['skipped'].append(release_name)
 
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
-        resp.body = json.dumps(message)
+        resp.text = json.dumps(message)
         resp.content_type = 'application/json'
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/tiller.py b/armada/api/controller/tiller.py
index b820d42b..6baf78d2 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/tiller.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/tiller.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Status(api.BaseResource):
             with self.get_tiller(req, resp) as tiller:
                 message = self.handle(tiller)
                 resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
-                resp.body = json.dumps(message)
+                resp.text = json.dumps(message)
                 resp.content_type = 'application/json'
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Release(api.BaseResource):
         try:
             with self.get_tiller(req, resp) as tiller:
                 releases = self.handle(tiller)
-                resp.body = json.dumps({
+                resp.text = json.dumps({
                     'releases': releases,
                 })
                 resp.content_type = 'application/json'
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/validation.py b/armada/api/controller/validation.py
index cb05b494..bf440635 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/validation.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/validation.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Validate(api.BaseResource):
                 resp_body['message'] = 'Armada validations failed'
                 resp_body['code'] = 400
 
-            resp.body = json.dumps(resp_body)
+            resp.text = json.dumps(resp_body)
         except Exception as ex:
             err_message = 'Failed to validate Armada Manifest'
             self.logger.error(err_message, exc_info=ex)
diff --git a/armada/api/controller/versions.py b/armada/api/controller/versions.py
index a8e156b2..975000a6 100644
--- a/armada/api/controller/versions.py
+++ b/armada/api/controller/versions.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Versions(api.BaseResource):
 
     def on_get(self, req, resp):
         resp.status = falcon.HTTP_200
-        resp.body = json.dumps(
+        resp.text = json.dumps(
             {'v1.0': {
                 'path': '/api/v1.0',
                 'status': 'stable'
diff --git a/armada/api/middleware.py b/armada/api/middleware.py
index bfdf03f3..abb76c97 100644
--- a/armada/api/middleware.py
+++ b/armada/api/middleware.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class LoggingMiddleware(object):
             user or '-', req_id or '-', external_ctx or '-', end_user or '-',
             req.method, req.uri, resp.status)
 
-        self.logger.debug("Response body:%s", resp.body)
+        self.logger.debug("Response text:%s", resp.text)
 
     def _log_headers(self, headers):
         """ Log request headers, while scrubbing sensitive values
diff --git a/armada/exceptions/base_exception.py b/armada/exceptions/base_exception.py
index f6efc30c..1a9fd3e9 100644
--- a/armada/exceptions/base_exception.py
+++ b/armada/exceptions/base_exception.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def format_error_resp(
         'retry': retry
     }
 
-    resp.body = json.dumps(error_response, default=str)
+    resp.text = json.dumps(error_response, default=str)
     resp.content_type = 'application/json'
     resp.status = status_code