diff --git a/wiki/creer_compte_wiki.py b/wiki/creer_compte_wiki.py
index 7a2c538f..fc196df3 100755
--- a/wiki/creer_compte_wiki.py
+++ b/wiki/creer_compte_wiki.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def send(msg, user=user):
 def creer_compte(nom, mdp, email, user=user):
     form = {'action': 'crans_newaccount',
             'name': nom.encode(encoding),
-            'password': mdp,
+            'password': mdp.encode(encoding),
             'email': email.encode(encoding),
             'create_only': 'Create+Profile'}
     params = urllib.urlencode(form)