diff --git a/packages/turso-serverless/src/protocol.ts b/packages/turso-serverless/src/protocol.ts
index e10f52356..27a887284 100644
--- a/packages/turso-serverless/src/protocol.ts
+++ b/packages/turso-serverless/src/protocol.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export function decodeValue(value: Value, safeIntegers: boolean = false): any {
         for (let i = 0; i < binaryString.length; i++) {
           bytes[i] = binaryString.charCodeAt(i);
         }
-        return bytes;
+        return Buffer.from(bytes);
       }
       return null;
     default: