diff --git a/src/selkies_gstreamer/gstwebrtc_app.py b/src/selkies_gstreamer/gstwebrtc_app.py
index a14d1dad..e814beec 100644
--- a/src/selkies_gstreamer/gstwebrtc_app.py
+++ b/src/selkies_gstreamer/gstwebrtc_app.py
@@ -657,8 +657,7 @@ def set_sdp(self, sdp_type, sdp):
         if sdp_type != 'answer':
             raise GSTWebRTCAppError('ERROR: sdp type was not "answer"')
 
-        _, sdpmsg = GstSdp.SDPMessage.new()
-        GstSdp.sdp_message_parse_buffer(bytes(sdp.encode()), sdpmsg)
+        _, sdpmsg = GstSdp.SDPMessage.new_from_text(sdp)
         answer = GstWebRTC.WebRTCSessionDescription.new(
             GstWebRTC.WebRTCSDPType.ANSWER, sdpmsg)
         promise = Gst.Promise.new()