diff --git a/src/scripting/python/core.c b/src/scripting/python/core.c
index 43d058cd2..5e08016e3 100644
--- a/src/scripting/python/core.c
+++ b/src/scripting/python/core.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "util/file.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 
+#include <Python.h>
+
 PyObject *pDict, *pModule;
 
 void
diff --git a/src/scripting/python/core.h b/src/scripting/python/core.h
index 20d4d7f06..00b08deed 100644
--- a/src/scripting/python/core.h
+++ b/src/scripting/python/core.h
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef EL__SCRIPTING_PYTHON_CORE_H
 #define EL__SCRIPTING_PYTHON_CORE_H
 
-#include <Python.h>
-
 struct module;
 
-extern PyObject *pDict, *pModule;
-
 void init_python(struct module *module);
 void cleanup_python(struct module *module);
 
diff --git a/src/scripting/python/hooks.c b/src/scripting/python/hooks.c
index 53427f5d9..6a92ffdf9 100644
--- a/src/scripting/python/hooks.c
+++ b/src/scripting/python/hooks.c
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 #include "session/session.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 
+#include <Python.h>
+
 /* The events that will trigger the functions below and what they are expected
  * to do is explained in doc/events.txt */
 
+extern PyObject *pDict, *pModule;
+
 static void
 do_script_hook_goto_url(struct session *ses, unsigned char **url)
 {
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ do_script_hook_pre_format_html(unsigned char *url, struct cache_entry *cached,
 			if (str) {
 				int len = PyString_Size(pValue); /* strlen(str); */
 
-				add_fragment(cached, 0, (unsigned char *) str, len);
+				add_fragment(cached, 0, str, len);
 				normalize_cache_entry(cached, len);
 			}
 			Py_DECREF(pValue);