diff --git a/scripts/dns-fuzz.nse b/scripts/dns-fuzz.nse
index 662f314e6..31ddab513 100644
--- a/scripts/dns-fuzz.nse
+++ b/scripts/dns-fuzz.nse
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function makeHost (compressed)
     name[#name+1] = "\x00"
   end
 
-  return name
+  return table.concat(name)
 end
 
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