diff --git a/core/transcoder.py b/core/transcoder.py
index 4c650dcc..42bf528e 100644
--- a/core/transcoder.py
+++ b/core/transcoder.py
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ def rip_iso(item, new_dir, bitbucket):
         logger.debug('Attempting to extract .vob from image file {0}'.format(item), 'TRANSCODER')
         print_cmd(cmd)
         proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=bitbucket)
-        out, err = proc.communicate().decode()
-        file_list = [re.match(r'.+(VIDEO_TS[/\\]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb])', line).groups()[0] for line in
-                     out.splitlines() if re.match(r'.+VIDEO_TS[/\\]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb]', line)]
+        out, err = proc.communicate()
+        file_list = [re.match(r'.+(VIDEO_TS[/\\]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb])', line.decode()).groups()[0] for line in
+                     out.splitlines() if re.match(r'.+VIDEO_TS[/\\]VTS_[0-9][0-9]_[0-9].[Vv][Oo][Bb]', line.decode())]
         combined = []
         for n in range(99):
             concat = []