diff --git a/napalm/eos/eos.py b/napalm/eos/eos.py
index 827bee3f1..c94face29 100644
--- a/napalm/eos/eos.py
+++ b/napalm/eos/eos.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def confirm_commit(self):
                 "configure session {} commit".format(self.config_session),
                 "write memory",
             ]
-            self._run_commands(commands)
+            self._run_commands(commands, encoding="text")
             self.config_session = None
         else:
             raise CommitError("No pending commit-confirm found!")