diff --git a/modules/ipapi/module.py b/modules/ipapi/module.py
index 6973220de8f60fb53abaac5343c8cb36172f7783..c0a77dea4ac958629e405ce2f03d9d24c9dc72b6 100644
--- a/modules/ipapi/module.py
+++ b/modules/ipapi/module.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IpapiModule(Module, CapGeolocIp):
     BROWSER = Browser
 
     def get_location(self, ipaddr):
-        res = self.browser.location('http://ip-api.com/json/%s' % ipaddr.encode('utf-8'))
+        res = self.browser.location(u'http://ip-api.com/json/%s' % ipaddr)
         jres = json.loads(res.text)
 
         if "status" in jres and jres["status"] == "fail":
diff --git a/tools/py3-compatible.modules b/tools/py3-compatible.modules
index 7672d7aa642c227dbac8eb1ee8d391022b9d2403..0fee643d22684b821d81b91a312c16cff0853193 100644
--- a/tools/py3-compatible.modules
+++ b/tools/py3-compatible.modules
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ imgur
 indeed
 infomaniak
 ing
+ipapi
 ipinfodb
 jcvelaux
 jirafeau