diff --git a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
index a7da05b..88a4dcb 100644
--- a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
+++ b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def check_memory():
 def check_cpu_temp():
 		full_cmd = "vcgencmd measure_temp"
 		p = subprocess.Popen(full_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
-		cpu_temp = p.replace('\n', ' ').replace('\r', '').split("=")[1].split("'")[0]
+		cpu_temp = str(p).replace('\n', ' ').replace('\r', '').split("=")[1].split("'")[0]
 		return cpu_temp
 
 def check_sys_clock_speed():