diff --git a/submissions/plagiarism.py b/submissions/plagiarism.py
index c5a82887992d78cc48b98ec4230bbaea1f018904..f09bab2c44e210a0af433c59f85e00d4601ad175 100644
--- a/submissions/plagiarism.py
+++ b/submissions/plagiarism.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class iThenticate:
             folder_id,
             author.user.first_name,
             author.user.last_name,
-            str(submission.title),
+            submission.title,
         )
 
         if response['status'] == 200: