diff --git a/packages/serialization/json/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py b/packages/serialization/json/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
index b6682fb..4b2d548 100644
--- a/packages/serialization/json/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
+++ b/packages/serialization/json/kiota_serialization_json/json_parse_node.py
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ def get_bytes_value(self) -> Optional[bytes]:
         Returns:
             bytearray: The bytearray value from the nodes
         """
+        # if the node is a string, we need to decode it
+        # This ensures that the string is properly converted to bytes
         if isinstance(self._json_node, str):
             base64_string = self._json_node
         else: