diff --git a/dbfread/field_parser.py b/dbfread/field_parser.py
index b462a2d..166687a 100644
--- a/dbfread/field_parser.py
+++ b/dbfread/field_parser.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def parseL(self, field, data):
             return False
         elif data in b'? \0':
             return None
+        elif type(data) == bytes:
+            return data.decode()
         else:
             # Todo: return something? (But that would be misleading!)
             message = 'Illegal value for logical field: {!r}'