1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/netlib/http/message.py b/netlib/http/message.py
index b7f42515..13d401a7 100644
--- a/netlib/http/message.py
+++ b/netlib/http/message.py
@@ -6,14 +6,21 @@ import six
 
 from .headers import Headers
 from .. import encoding, utils
+from ..utils import always_bytes
 
 if six.PY2:  # pragma: no cover
-    _native = lambda x: x
-    _always_bytes = lambda x: x
+    def _native(x):
+        return x
+
+    def _always_bytes(x):
+        return x
 else:
-    # While the HTTP head _should_ be ASCII, it's not uncommon for certain headers to be utf-8 encoded.
-    _native = lambda x: x.decode("utf-8", "surrogateescape")
-    _always_bytes = lambda x: utils.always_bytes(x, "utf-8", "surrogateescape")
+    # While headers _should_ be ASCII, it's not uncommon for certain headers to be utf-8 encoded.
+    def _native(x):
+        return x.decode("utf-8", "surrogateescape")
+
+    def _always_bytes(x):
+        return always_bytes(x, "utf-8", "surrogateescape")
 
 
 class MessageData(utils.Serializable):