diff --git a/download_from_google_storage.py b/download_from_google_storage.py
index 7ea0829a4..498882d39 100755
--- a/download_from_google_storage.py
+++ b/download_from_google_storage.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def _downloader_worker_thread(thread_num, q, force, base_url,
         if get_sha1(output_filename) == input_sha1_sum:
           continue
     # Check if file exists.
-    file_url = '%s/%s' % (base_url, input_sha1_sum.decode())
+    file_url = '%s/%s' % (base_url, input_sha1_sum)
     (code, _, err) = gsutil.check_call('ls', file_url)
     if code != 0:
       if code == 404: