diff --git a/content/en/examples/application/job/redis/worker.py b/content/en/examples/application/job/redis/worker.py
index 49e5dae798..b8abbee917 100644
--- a/content/en/examples/application/job/redis/worker.py
+++ b/content/en/examples/application/job/redis/worker.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ print("Initial queue state: empty=" + str(q.empty()))
 while not q.empty():
   item = q.lease(lease_secs=10, block=True, timeout=2) 
   if item is not None:
-    itemstr = item.decode("utf=8")
+    itemstr = item.decode("utf-8")
     print("Working on " + itemstr)
     time.sleep(10) # Put your actual work here instead of sleep.
     q.complete(item)