diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c5ecdce..2c3faf2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 type Job struct {
 	PasteID string
-	Data    []byte
+	Data    string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func worker(rules *yara.Rules, jobs chan Job) {
 func processJob(s *yara.Scanner, job Job) {
 	var m yara.MatchRules
 
-	err := s.SetCallback(&m).ScanMem(job.Data)
+	err := s.SetCallback(&m).ScanMem([]byte(job.Data))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return