diff --git a/gogsmaker.py b/gogsmaker.py
index 7005afb..47f4bae 100644
--- a/gogsmaker.py
+++ b/gogsmaker.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ def update_repo(hook, clone_url):
 
 def check_signature(received_sig, hook, payload):
     ''' Check Gogs signature '''
-    digest = hmac.new(hook.secret,
+    digest = hmac.new(hook['secret'].encode('utf-8'),
                       msg=payload,
-                      digestmod=sha256).digest()
-    return hmac.compare_digest(digest, received_sig)
+                      digestmod=sha256).hexdigest()
+    return hmac.compare_digest(digest, received_sig.encode('utf-8'))
 
 
 def gogs_payload(required):