diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index fe2a4dafe..e0a7c5e98 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class Boss:
             cmd_prefix = b'\x1bP@kitty-cmd'
             terminator = b'\x1b\\'
             if msg_bytes.startswith(cmd_prefix) and msg_bytes.endswith(terminator):
-                cmd = memoryview(msg_bytes[len(cmd_prefix):-len(terminator)])
+                cmd = memoryview(msg_bytes)[len(cmd_prefix):-len(terminator)]
                 response = self._handle_remote_command(cmd, peer_id=peer_id)
                 if response is None:
                     return None
diff --git a/kitty/remote_control.py b/kitty/remote_control.py
index 1c168d5b4..f24396db3 100644
--- a/kitty/remote_control.py
+++ b/kitty/remote_control.py
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ def encode_response_for_peer(response: Any) -> bytes:
 
 
 def parse_cmd(serialized_cmd: memoryview, encryption_key: EllipticCurveKey) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    # See https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/74379 for why we cant use
+    # memoryview directly :((
     try:
-        pcmd = json.loads(serialized_cmd)
+        pcmd = json.loads(bytes(serialized_cmd))
     except Exception:
         return {}
     if not isinstance(pcmd, dict) or 'version' not in pcmd: