diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/gatekeeper.py b/swift/common/middleware/gatekeeper.py
index 991ec86cd9..17a985defd 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/gatekeeper.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/gatekeeper.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class GatekeeperMiddleware(object):
         def gatekeeper_response(status, response_headers, exc_info=None):
             def fixed_response_headers():
                 def relative_path(value):
-                    parsed = urlsplit(v)
+                    parsed = urlsplit(value)
                     new_path = parsed.path
                     if parsed.query:
                         new_path += ('?%s' % parsed.query)
diff --git a/swift/common/swob.py b/swift/common/swob.py
index 5c38c5d8fd..b7163065d2 100644
--- a/swift/common/swob.py
+++ b/swift/common/swob.py
@@ -288,10 +288,8 @@ def _resp_status_property():
             self.status_int = value
             self.explanation = self.title = RESPONSE_REASONS[value][0]
         else:
-            if isinstance(value, six.text_type):
-                value = value.encode('utf-8')
-            self.status_int = int(value.split(b' ', 1)[0])
-            self.explanation = self.title = value.split(b' ', 1)[1]
+            self.status_int = int(value.split(' ', 1)[0])
+            self.explanation = self.title = value.split(' ', 1)[1]
 
     return property(getter, setter,
                     doc="Retrieve and set the Response status, e.g. '200 OK'")
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@ def _resp_body_property():
             if not self._app_iter:
                 return ''
             with closing_if_possible(self._app_iter):
-                self._body = ''.join(self._app_iter)
+                self._body = b''.join(self._app_iter)
             self._app_iter = None
         return self._body
 
@@ -1400,7 +1398,7 @@ class Response(object):
         if 'location' in self.headers and \
                 not env.get('swift.leave_relative_location'):
             self.location = self.absolute_location()
-        start_response(self.status, self.headers.items())
+        start_response(self.status, list(self.headers.items()))
         return self.response_iter
 
 
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_gatekeeper.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_gatekeeper.py
index d8c09368c3..37cbe04888 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_gatekeeper.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_gatekeeper.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TestGatekeeper(unittest.TestCase):
         app = self.get_app(fake_app, {})
         resp = req.get_response(app)
         self.assertEqual('200 OK', resp.status)
-        self.assertEqual(resp.body, 'FAKE APP')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.body, b'FAKE APP')
         self._assertHeadersEqual(self.allowed_headers, fake_app.req.headers)
 
     def _test_reserved_header_removed_inbound(self, method):
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 64dbaed7d8..d07d99ee3d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ commands =
       test/unit/cli/test_relinker.py \
       test/unit/cli/test_ring_builder_analyzer.py \
       test/unit/cli/test_ringbuilder.py \
+      test/unit/common/middleware/test_gatekeeper.py \
       test/unit/common/ring \
       test/unit/common/test_daemon.py \
       test/unit/common/test_exceptions.py \