diff --git a/pandora_client/extract.py b/pandora_client/extract.py
index a609d6b..a4f36ba 100644
--- a/pandora_client/extract.py
+++ b/pandora_client/extract.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def supported_formats():
     p = subprocess.Popen([command('ffmpeg'), '-codecs'],
                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+    stdout = stdout.decode()
     return {
         # 'ogg': 'libtheora' in stdout and 'libvorbis' in stdout,
         'webm': 'libvpx' in stdout and 'libvorbis' in stdout,