diff --git a/bin/hmm.py b/bin/hmm.py
index d4d9db4..1be64ea 100644
--- a/bin/hmm.py
+++ b/bin/hmm.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def run_pyhmmer(db_dir, out_dir, threads, gene_predictor, evalue):
                 best_results[result.protein] = result
                 keep_protein.add(result.protein)
             elif result.bitscore == previous_bitscore:
-                if best_results[result.protein].phrog != hit.phrog:
+                if best_results[result.protein].phrog != hit.name.decode():
                     keep_protein.remove(result.protein)
         else:
             best_results[result.protein] = result
diff --git a/bin/proteins.py b/bin/proteins.py
index aa4d85f..ab3ce81 100644
--- a/bin/proteins.py
+++ b/bin/proteins.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def run_pyhmmer_proteins(input_fasta, db_dir, threads, evalue):
                 best_results[result.protein] = result
                 keep_protein.add(result.protein)
             elif result.bitscore == previous_bitscore:
-                if best_results[result.protein].phrog != hit.phrog:
+                if best_results[result.protein].phrog != hit.name.decode():
                     keep_protein.remove(result.protein)
         else:
             best_results[result.protein] = result