diff --git a/lib/Bridge.php b/lib/Bridge.php
index 55c85c06..a1e48e90 100644
--- a/lib/Bridge.php
+++ b/lib/Bridge.php
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ abstract class HttpCachingBridgeAbstract extends BridgeAbstract {
             }
         }
 
-        return $content;
+        return str_get_html($content);
     }
 
      public function get_cached_time($url){