diff --git a/lib/wayback_machine_downloader.rb b/lib/wayback_machine_downloader.rb
index 6ba584a..a975570 100644
--- a/lib/wayback_machine_downloader.rb
+++ b/lib/wayback_machine_downloader.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class WaybackMachineDownloader
     file_list_curated = Hash.new
     [index_file_list_raw, all_file_list_raw].each do |file|
       file.each_line do |line|
+        line = line.tidy_bytes
         line = line.split(' ')
         file_timestamp = line[1].to_i
         file_url = line[2]