diff --git a/telegram/utils.go b/telegram/utils.go
index 0ae4b45..ac17906 100644
--- a/telegram/utils.go
+++ b/telegram/utils.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *Client) processStatusUpdate(chatID int32, status string, show string, a
 			hash := sha1.New()
 			_, err = io.Copy(hash, file)
 			if err == nil {
-				photo = string(hash.Sum(nil))
+				photo = fmt.Sprintf("%x", hash.Sum(nil))
 			} else {
 				log.Errorf("Error calculating hash: %v", path)
 			}