diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
index b9d2f3990c..24049c047a 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/azuredevops_provider.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def get_repo_settings(self):
                 include_content=True,
                 path=".pr_agent.toml",
             )
-            return list(contents)[0]
+            return b"".join(list(contents))
         except Exception as e:
             if get_settings().config.verbosity_level >= 2:
                 get_logger().error(f"Failed to get repo settings, error: {e}")