diff --git a/kbinxml/sixbit.py b/kbinxml/sixbit.py
index cb66dc8..4cbc1f7 100644
--- a/kbinxml/sixbit.py
+++ b/kbinxml/sixbit.py
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ def unpack_sixbit(byteBuf):
     length_bytes = (length_bits + 7) // 8
     bitBuf = bitarray(endian='big')
     bitBuf.frombytes(bytes(byteBuf.get_bytes(length_bytes)))
-    result = [bitBuf[offset:offset+6].tobytes()[0] >> 2
+    result = [bytes(bitBuf[offset:offset+6].tobytes())[0] >> 2
               for offset in range(0, length_bits, 6)]
     return ''.join([charmap[x] for x in result])
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e10556f..d43453e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ requires = [
 if sys.version_info < (3,0):
     requires.append('future')
 
-version = '1.3'
+version = '1.4'
 setup(
     name='kbinxml',
     description="Decoder/encoder for Konami's binary XML format",