diff --git a/lib/cp.py b/lib/cp.py
index 48688690..aa47dbf7 100755
--- a/lib/cp.py
+++ b/lib/cp.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def log(string, keyword = "INTRANET", level = 0):
     """
     try:
         login = cherrypy.session['uid']
-        string = "[%s] %s" % ( login, string )
+        string = u"[%s] %s" % ( login, string )
     except:
         pass
+    string = string.encode("utf-8")
     cherrypy.log(string, keyword, level)