1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gitnoti.py b/gitnoti.py
index 8114741..3bce874 100755
--- a/gitnoti.py
+++ b/gitnoti.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Bot(irc.IRCClient):
 				repos[fullpath] = NotifyRepo(self, fullpath)
 
 	def gitmsg(self, msg):
-		self.say(options.channel, msg)
+		self.say(options.channel, msg.encode('utf-8'))
 
 	def signedOn(self):
 		self.join(options.channel)