diff --git a/tools/generate_alexa.py b/tools/generate_alexa.py
index fee0bc7..1b1c1fc 100755
--- a/tools/generate_alexa.py
+++ b/tools/generate_alexa.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ alexa_warninglist['list'] = []
 alexa_warninglist['matching_attributes'] = ['hostname', 'domain']
 
 for site in top1000:
-    v = str(site).split(',')[1]
+    v = site.decode('UTF-8').split(',')[1]
     alexa_warninglist['list'].append(v.rstrip())
 alexa_warninglist['list'] = sorted(set(alexa_warninglist['list']))
 print(json.dumps(alexa_warninglist))