diff --git a/encode.py b/encode.py
index 2293607..228d6dc 100644
--- a/encode.py
+++ b/encode.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     shellcode = f.read()
 
 # B64 Encode the shellcode
-# encoded_shellcode = shellcode.encode()
+encoded_shellcode = shellcode
 
 for i in range(B64_ITERS):
-    encoded_shellcode = b64encode(shellcode)
+    encoded_shellcode = b64encode(encoded_shellcode)
 
 # Write out the file
 with open(OUT_FILE, "wb") as f: