diff --git a/store.py b/store.py
index b1e3b02..66505ea 100644
--- a/store.py
+++ b/store.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async def get_all_removed(uid):
         # Fetch the value for each key
         value = await redis.get(key)
         if value:
-            texts.append(value.encode('utf-8'))
+            texts.append(value.decode('utf-8'))
 
     return texts