diff --git a/snippets/snippet1.py b/snippets/snippet1.py
index c383c49..eadd39b 100644
--- a/snippets/snippet1.py
+++ b/snippets/snippet1.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class MeterbusSerial(object):
       print("Waiting for input ... ")
       c = self.port.read()
 
-      print("State {}, Octet {:02X}".format(state, c))
+      print("State {}, Octet {:02X}".format(state, c[0]))