1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pastepy.py b/pastepy.py
index b44a424..20b386f 100644
--- a/pastepy.py
+++ b/pastepy.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Paste(object):
 
 		try:
 			session = db.Session()
-			paste = db.Paste(hash, nick, datetime.datetime.utcnow(), syntax, title, text)
+			paste = db.Paste(hash, nick.decode('utf8'), datetime.datetime.utcnow(), syntax.decode('utf8') if syntax else None, title.decode('utf8'), text.decode('utf8'))
 			session.add(paste)
 			session.commit()
 		finally: