diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2a15146..5ade3c8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import sys, os
 
-version = '1.0.5'
+version = '1.0.5.1'
 
 setup(
     name='userapp',
diff --git a/userapp/__init__.py b/userapp/__init__.py
index 124ca85..210b5b0 100644
--- a/userapp/__init__.py
+++ b/userapp/__init__.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def call(self, version, service, method, arguments):
         if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
             encoded_credentials=base64.b64encode('{u}:{p}'.format(u=self._app_id, p=self._token)).encode('ascii')
         else:
-            encoded_credentials=base64.b64encode(byte('{u}:{p}'.format(u=self._app_id, p=self._token), 'ascii')).decode('ascii')
+            encoded_credentials=base64.b64encode(bytes('{u}:{p}'.format(u=self._app_id, p=self._token), 'ascii')).decode('ascii')
 
         response = self._transport.call(
             'post',
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@ def get_instance(**kwargs):
         if API.instance is None:
             API.instance=API(**kwargs)
 
-        return API.instance
\ No newline at end of file
+        return API.instance