diff --git a/tools/web.py b/tools/web.py
index 7678a7d..a67091c 100644
--- a/tools/web.py
+++ b/tools/web.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def getXML(url, timeout=15):
     if cnt is None:
         return None
     else:
-        return xmlparser.parse_string(cnt)
+        return xmlparser.parse_string(cnt.encode())
 
 def getJSON(url, timeout=15):
     """Get content page and return JSON content"""