diff --git a/bindings/python/example.py b/bindings/python/example.py
index cf4f246d..9414247b 100644
--- a/bindings/python/example.py
+++ b/bindings/python/example.py
@@ -58,17 +58,26 @@ print(f"Tokenizing {len(text)} lines")
 start = time.time()
 encoded_r = tokenize_r()
 end = time.time()
-print(f"Rust tokenizer took: {end - start} sec")
+time_r = end - start
+print(f"Rust tokenizer took: {time_r} sec")
 
 # Python version
 start = time.time()
 encoded_p = tokenize_p()
 end = time.time()
-print(f"Transformer tokenizer took: {end - start} sec")
+time_p = end - start
+print(f"Transformer tokenizer took: {time_p} sec")
+
+print(f"SpeedUp Ratio: {time_p / time_r}")
 
 ids_r = [ [ token.id for token in sentence ] for sentence in encoded_r ]
 assert(ids_r == encoded_p)
 
 decoded_r = tok_r.decode_batch(ids_r)
-print(f"Decoded sentences: {decoded_r}")
+for i in range(0, len(text)):
+    if decoded_r[i] != text[i]:
+        print(decoded_r[i])
+        print(text[i])
+        print("")
+
 assert(decoded_r == text)
diff --git a/tokenizers/src/pre_tokenizers/byte_level.rs b/tokenizers/src/pre_tokenizers/byte_level.rs
index 864409af..a9c9d837 100644
--- a/tokenizers/src/pre_tokenizers/byte_level.rs
+++ b/tokenizers/src/pre_tokenizers/byte_level.rs
@@ -48,17 +48,14 @@ impl PreTokenizer for ByteLevel {
 
 impl Decoder for ByteLevel {
     fn decode(&self, tokens: Vec<String>) -> String {
-        tokens
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|token| {
-                let bytes = token
-                    .chars()
-                    .map(|c| CHAR_BYTES[&(c as u32)])
-                    .collect::<Vec<u8>>();
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(&bytes).into_owned()
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-            .join("")
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(
+            &tokens
+                .join("")
+                .chars()
+                .map(|c| CHAR_BYTES[&(c as u32)])
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        )
+        .into_owned()
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,4 +90,25 @@ mod tests {
             )
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn decode_works_on_separated_tokens() {
+        let samples = vec![
+            String::from(
+                "A Nuskhuri abbreviation of იესუ ქრისტე ( iesu kriste ) \" Jesus Christ \"",
+            ),
+            String::from("An equal number have descenders , like p or q in English : გ , დ , ე , ვ , კ , ლ , ჟ , ტ , უ , ფ , ღ , ყ , ც"),
+        ];
+
+        let bl = ByteLevel;
+        for sample in samples {
+            let pre_tokenized = bl.pre_tokenize(&sample);
+            let separated_tokens = pre_tokenized
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|token| token.split("").map(|t| t.into()).collect::<Vec<_>>())
+                .flatten()
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+            assert_eq!(sample, bl.decode(separated_tokens));
+        }
+    }
 }