diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 27e73af..348b0a7 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BC
 --import Text.Regex.TDFA
 --import Encoding.Base2           (enc2, dec2)
---import Encoding.Base8           (enc8, dec8)
+import Encoding.Base8           (enc8, dec8)
 import Encoding.Base10          (enc10, dec10)
 import Encoding.Base16          (enc16, dec16)
 import Encoding.Base32          (enc32, dec32)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ data Based = Decode {
              b32 :: Bool,
              b16 :: Bool,
              b10 :: Bool,
---              b8  :: Bool,
+             b8  :: Bool,
 --              b2  :: Bool,
              qp  :: Bool,
              uu  :: Bool,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ data Based = Decode {
              b32 :: Bool,
              b16 :: Bool,
              b10 :: Bool,
---              b8  :: Bool,
+             b8  :: Bool,
 --              b2  :: Bool,
              qp  :: Bool,
              uu  :: Bool,
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ optionHandler Decode{b16=True} = dec16
 optionHandler Encode{b16=True} = enc16
 optionHandler Decode{b10=True} = dec10
 optionHandler Encode{b10=True} = enc10
---optionHandler Decode{b8=True}  = dec8
---optionHandler Encode{b8=True}  = enc8
+optionHandler Decode{b8=True}  = dec8
+optionHandler Encode{b8=True}  = enc8
 --optionHandler Decode{b2=True}  = dec2
 --optionHandler Encode{b2=True}  = enc2
 optionHandler Decode{qp=True}  = decqp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ decodeMode = Decode {
            b32 = def &= help "decode base32",
            b16 = def &= help "decode base16",
            b10 = def &= help "decode decimal from hex",
---            b8  = def &= help "decode octal from hex",
+           b8  = def &= help "decode octal from hex",
 --            b2  = def &= help "decode binary from hex",
            qp  = def &= help "decode quoted-printable",
            uu  = def &= help "decode uu",
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ encodeMode = Encode {
            b32 = def &= help "encode base32",
            b16 = def &= help "encode base16",
            b10 = def &= help "encode base10 to hex",
---            b8  = def &= help "encode octal to hex", 
+           b8  = def &= help "encode octal to hex", 
 --            b2  = def &= help "encode binary to hex",
            qp  = def &= help "encode quoted-printable",
            uu  = def &= help "encode uu",
diff --git a/src/Encoding/Base8.hs b/src/Encoding/Base8.hs
index 2964e9a..a4faa74 100644
--- a/src/Encoding/Base8.hs
+++ b/src/Encoding/Base8.hs
@@ -1,30 +1,60 @@
+-- module Encoding.Base8
+--   ( enc8
+--   , dec8
+--   ) where
+
+-- import Data.Char (ord, chr, intToDigit)
+
+-- octalToChar :: String -> Char
+-- octalToChar octal = chr (read ("0o" ++ octal))  -- Assumes input is in base 8 (octal)
+
+-- -- Function to split a string into chunks of three characters each
+-- chunksOf3 :: String -> [String]
+-- chunksOf3 [] = []
+-- chunksOf3 str = Prelude.take 3 str : chunksOf3 (Prelude.drop 3 str)
+
+-- dec8 :: String -> String
+-- dec8 =  map octalToChar . words
+
+-- chunksOf :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]]
+-- chunksOf _ [] = []
+-- chunksOf n xs = Prelude.take n xs : chunksOf n (Prelude.drop n xs)
+
+-- unicodeToOctal :: Char -> [String]
+-- unicodeToOctal c = chunksOf 3 $ reverse $ decimalToOctal' (ord c)
+--   where
+--     decimalToOctal' 0 = "0"
+--     decimalToOctal' m = let (q, r) = m `divMod` 8 in intToDigit r : if q == 0 then "" else decimalToOctal' q
+
+-- enc8 :: String -> String
+-- enc8 = unwords . concatMap unicodeToOctal
+
 module Encoding.Base8
   ( enc8
   , dec8
   ) where
 
 import Data.Char (ord, chr, intToDigit)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BC
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import qualified Data.ByteString as B
 
-octalToChar :: String -> Char
-octalToChar octal = chr (read ("0o" ++ octal))  -- Assumes input is in base 8 (octal)
+octalToChar :: ByteString -> Char
+octalToChar octal = chr (read ("0o" ++ BC.unpack octal))  -- Assumes input is in base 8 (octal)
 
--- Function to split a string into chunks of three characters each
-chunksOf3 :: String -> [String]
-chunksOf3 [] = []
-chunksOf3 str = Prelude.take 3 str : chunksOf3 (Prelude.drop 3 str)
+chunksOf :: Int -> ByteString -> [ByteString]
+chunksOf n bs
+  | B.null bs = []
+  | otherwise = BC.take n bs : chunksOf n (BC.drop n bs)
 
-dec8 :: String -> String
-dec8 =  map octalToChar . words
+dec8 :: ByteString -> ByteString
+dec8 = BC.pack . map octalToChar . BC.words
 
-chunksOf :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]]
-chunksOf _ [] = []
-chunksOf n xs = Prelude.take n xs : chunksOf n (Prelude.drop n xs)
-
-unicodeToOctal :: Char -> [String]
-unicodeToOctal c = chunksOf 3 $ reverse $ decimalToOctal' (ord c)
+unicodeToOctal :: Char -> [ByteString]
+unicodeToOctal c = chunksOf 3 (BC.pack $ reverse $ decimalToOctal' (ord c))
   where
     decimalToOctal' 0 = "0"
     decimalToOctal' m = let (q, r) = m `divMod` 8 in intToDigit r : if q == 0 then "" else decimalToOctal' q
 
-enc8 :: String -> String
-enc8 = unwords . concatMap unicodeToOctal
+enc8 :: ByteString -> ByteString
+enc8 = BC.unwords . concatMap unicodeToOctal . BC.unpack