diff --git a/tools/communityauth/generate_cryptkey.py b/tools/communityauth/generate_cryptkey.py
index da13736c..c0ca505c 100755
--- a/tools/communityauth/generate_cryptkey.py
+++ b/tools/communityauth/generate_cryptkey.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     r = Random.new()
     key = r.read(32)
-    print(base64.b64encode(key))
+    print(base64.b64encode(key).decode('ascii'))