diff --git a/pisa/db_manager.py b/pisa/db_manager.py
index 61be27c..339140d 100644
--- a/pisa/db_manager.py
+++ b/pisa/db_manager.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class DBManager:
     def load_appointments_db(self, prefix):
         data = {}
 
-        for k, v in self.db.iterator(prefix=prefix):
+        for k, v in self.db.iterator(prefix=prefix.encode('utf-8')):
             # Get uuid and appointment_data from the db
             uuid = k[1:].decode('utf-8')
             data[uuid] = json.loads(v)
diff --git a/pisa/responder.py b/pisa/responder.py
index d843295..a9aa0c3 100644
--- a/pisa/responder.py
+++ b/pisa/responder.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Responder:
                     txs_to_rebroadcast = self.get_txs_to_rebroadcast(txs)
                     completed_jobs = self.get_completed_jobs(height)
 
-                    Cleaner.delete_completed_jobs(self.jobs, self.tx_job_map, completed_jobs, height)
+                    Cleaner.delete_completed_jobs(self.jobs, self.tx_job_map, completed_jobs, height, self.db_manager)
                     self.rebroadcast(txs_to_rebroadcast)
 
                 # NOTCOVERED