diff --git a/sysoper/hashme.py b/sysoper/hashme.py
index 0ff7ba2..f051ce5 100755
--- a/sysoper/hashme.py
+++ b/sysoper/hashme.py
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ if not password:
     sys.exit()
 
 # Hash a password for the first time, with a randomly-generated salt
-hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(password, bcrypt.gensalt())
+hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt())
 
-print "%s" % (hashed)
+print("%s" % (hashed.decode("utf-8")))