diff --git a/cloud-admin-add.py b/cloud-admin-add.py
index fb37b05..e010af2 100755
--- a/cloud-admin-add.py
+++ b/cloud-admin-add.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+import sys
 import argparse
 import validators
 from hashlib import md5
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ if not validators.email(args.email):
 
 admin_id = uuid4()
 admin_email = args.email
-admin_password = md5(args.password).hexdigest()
+admin_password = md5(args.password.encode()).hexdigest()
 
 models.database.connect()
 
diff --git a/cloud-admin-password.py b/cloud-admin-password.py
index 99765b4..8a785f4 100755
--- a/cloud-admin-password.py
+++ b/cloud-admin-password.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 admin_id = uuid4()
 # todo: validate admin email
 admin_email = args.email
-admin_password = md5(args.password).hexdigest()
+admin_password = md5(args.password.encode()).hexdigest()
 
 if models.Admins.select().where(models.Admins.email == args.email).count() == 0:
     print("Admin account with email '%s' not exists." % admin_email)