diff --git a/chains/links/transport_meta.py b/chains/links/transport_meta.py
index c043842..f7761f6 100644
--- a/chains/links/transport_meta.py
+++ b/chains/links/transport_meta.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Local imports
 from chains.links import link
-from chains.utils import file_utils, log_utils, data_utils
+from chains.utils import data_utils, file_utils
 
 
 class TransportMeta(link.Link):
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def transport_meta_data(self):
     @staticmethod
     def _get_transport_type(transport):
         """Give the transport as a string or None if not one"""
-        return transport.__class__.__name__  if transport.__class__.__name__ != 'str' else None
+        transport_type = transport.__class__.__name__
+        return transport_type if transport_type not in ('str', 'bytes', 'bytearray') else None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _readable_flags(transport):
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def _readable_flags(transport):
             _flag_list.append('psh')
         return _flag_list
 
+
 def test():
     """Test for TransportMeta class"""
     import pprint
@@ -94,5 +96,6 @@ def test():
     for item in tmeta.output_stream:
         pprint.pprint(item)
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test()