1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/python/botan.py b/src/python/botan.py
index 628a68040..95b71d6bc 100755
--- a/src/python/botan.py
+++ b/src/python/botan.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def hex_encode(buf):
     return hexlify(buf).decode('ascii')
 
 def hex_decode(buf):
-    return unhexlify(buf)
+    return unhexlify(buf.encode('ascii'))
 
 """
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