diff --git a/SameCodeFinder.py b/SameCodeFinder.py
index 1528976..705bc94 100644
--- a/SameCodeFinder.py
+++ b/SameCodeFinder.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def main():
             gb_min_linecount = int(arg_arr[1])
         elif arg.startswith("--output="):
             arg_arr = arg.split("=")
-            gb_output = int(arg_arr[1])
+            gb_output = arg_arr[1]
 
     if not suffix:
         print "You must assign a suffix. eg: \".m\" \".java\""