1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/base256.py b/base256.py
index 7a3e860..05d3528 100755
--- a/base256.py
+++ b/base256.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from sys import argv
 
 def from_base256(number):
-    num = int(number)
+    base = 16 if number.startswith('0x') else 10
+    num = int(number, base)
     addr = list()
     for e in range(3, -1, -1):
         multiplier = 256 ** e