diff --git a/torrent-tiny b/torrent-tiny
index 0d88bca..efce164 100755
--- a/torrent-tiny
+++ b/torrent-tiny
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def bdecode(fp, display = False, infoWrite = None):
 				continue
 			elif c in b'0123456789': # Key
 				key = read_str(fp, c)
-				if len(stateStack) == 2 and key == b'info' and infoWrite: # If in global dict and this is the 'info' value and a copy is desired...
+				if len(stateStack) == 2 and key == 'info' and infoWrite: # If in global dict and this is the 'info' value and a copy is desired...
 					inInfo = True
 					fp = CopyingFileReader(fp, infoWrite)
 				v = read_or_stack_value(fp, stateStack)