diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py
index a85ed2c25..c23028cc0 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/lnd.unlock.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import base64, codecs, json, requests, sys
 url = 'https://localhost:8080/v1/unlockwallet'
 cert_path = '/mnt/hdd/lnd/tls.cert'
 data = {
-    'wallet_password': base64.b64encode(sys.argv[1:]).decode()
+    'wallet_password': base64.b64encode(sys.argv[1]).decode()
 }
 r = requests.post(url, verify=cert_path, data=json.dumps(data))
 print(r.json())
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