diff --git a/spicebot_command_dadjoke/__init__.py b/spicebot_command_dadjoke/__init__.py
index 6a0c229..5908215 100644
--- a/spicebot_command_dadjoke/__init__.py
+++ b/spicebot_command_dadjoke/__init__.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ def upper(bot, trigger, comrun):
     joke = getDadJoke()
     if not joke:
         joke = 'My humor module is broken.'
-    comrun.say(str(joke))
+    comrun.say(joke)
 
 
 def getDadJoke():
     url = 'https://icanhazdadjoke.com'
     page = requests.get(url, headers={'Accept': 'text/plain'})
-    joke = page.content
+    joke = page.text
     return joke