diff --git a/cloud-init-no-empty-resolv.patch b/cloud-init-no-empty-resolv.patch
index 1eb9365..1efad05 100644
--- a/cloud-init-no-empty-resolv.patch
+++ b/cloud-init-no-empty-resolv.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
          for searchdomain in network_state.dns_searchdomains:
              content.add_search_domain(searchdomain)
 +        if not str(content):
-+            return content
++            return str(content)
          header = _make_header(';')
          content_str = str(content)
          if not content_str.startswith(header):