diff --git a/volatility3/framework/objects/utility.py b/volatility3/framework/objects/utility.py
index 473c5a349..57d1bca4c 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/objects/utility.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/objects/utility.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def pointer_to_string(
 
 def gather_contiguous_bytes_from_address(
     context, data_layer, starting_address: int, count: int
-) -> bytes:
+) -> str:
     """
     This method reconstructs a string from memory while also carefully examining each page