diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f9add58..b97e8fb 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ def mqtt_on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
     client.subscribe("server-rack-led-1/b")
 
 def mqtt_on_message(client, userdata, msg):
-    print("topic: " ,str(msg.topic.decode("utf-8")))
+    print("topic: " ,str(msg.topic))
     print("payload: " ,str(msg.payload.decode("utf-8")))
-    topic = str(msg.topic.decode("utf-8"))
+    topic = str(msg.topic)
     payload = str(msg.payload.decode("utf-8"))
     if topic == "server-rack-led-1/power":
         power = payload