diff --git a/crypttool.py b/crypttool.py
index 1672f70..dd77b0b 100644
--- a/crypttool.py
+++ b/crypttool.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def hashPrompt():
             hasher.update(content)
     else:
         inputString = input('Please input a string: ')
-        hasher.update(inputString)    
+        hasher.update(inputString.encode('utf-8'))    
     print(hasher.hexdigest())
 
 print('Welcome aboard PankiCrypt Airlines!')