diff --git a/mhackspace/base/tasks.py b/mhackspace/base/tasks.py
index 7c6566e..778f846 100644
--- a/mhackspace/base/tasks.py
+++ b/mhackspace/base/tasks.py
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ def matrix_message(message, prefix=''):
 @shared_task
 def twitter_message(message, prefix=''):
     import twitter
-    api = twitter.Api(consumer_key=[settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY],
-                      consumer_secret=[settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET],
-                      access_token_key=[settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN],
-                      access_token_secret=[settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET])
+    api = twitter.Api(consumer_key=settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY,
+                      consumer_secret=settings.TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET,
+                      access_token_key=settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN,
+                      access_token_secret=settings.TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET)
     try:
         status = api.PostUpdate(message)
         return {'result', 'Twitter message sent successfully'}