1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/albumbler.py b/albumbler.py
index df03349..c8b87a1 100755
--- a/albumbler.py
+++ b/albumbler.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def port(host, number, message):
         number = int(number)
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     #sock.setblocking(0)
-    sock.connect((host, number))
-    sock.send(message)
+    sock.connect((host, int(number)))
+    sock.send(message.encode('utf-8'))
     reply = sock.recv(16384)  # 16k ought to be more than enough for anyone
     sock.close()
     return reply