diff --git a/src/memory/sqlite.py b/src/memory/sqlite.py
index 6092ad88..f6a51b16 100644
--- a/src/memory/sqlite.py
+++ b/src/memory/sqlite.py
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ class SqliteStorage():
         def fillPrivates(result):
             for private in result:
                 key,value = private
-                private_gen[key] = pickle.loads(value,0)
+                private_gen[key] = pickle.loads(str(value))
         debug(_("loading general private binary values [namespace: %s] from database") % (namespace,)) 
-        d = self.dbpool.runQuery("SELECT key,value FROM private_gen_bin WHERE namespace=?", namespace).addCallback(fillPrivates)
+        d = self.dbpool.runQuery("SELECT key,value FROM private_gen_bin WHERE namespace=?", (namespace,)).addCallback(fillPrivates)
         return d.addErrback(lambda x: debug(_("No binary data present in database for namespace %s") % namespace))
 
     def loadIndPrivatesBinary(self, private_ind, namespace, profile):
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class SqliteStorage():
         def fillPrivates(result):
             for private in result:
                 key,value = private
-                private_ind[key] = pickle.loads(value,0)
+                private_ind[key] = pickle.loads(str(value))
         debug(_("loading individual private binary values [namespace: %s] from database") % (namespace,))
         d = self.dbpool.runQuery("SELECT key,value FROM private_ind_bin WHERE namespace=? AND profile_id=?", (namespace, self.profiles[profile]))
         d.addCallback(fillPrivates)