diff --git a/dessert/rewrite.py b/dessert/rewrite.py
index e84172d1..1d9e2ca2 100644
--- a/dessert/rewrite.py
+++ b/dessert/rewrite.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def run(self, mod: ast.Module) -> None:
                 and isinstance(item.value, ast.Constant)
                 and isinstance(item.value.value, str)
             ):
-                doc = item.value.s
+                doc = item.value.value
                 if self.is_rewrite_disabled(doc):
                     return
                 expect_docstring = False