diff --git a/gestion/whos_lc.py b/gestion/whos_lc.py
index 7c5107ae..9ad86e50 100755
--- a/gestion/whos_lc.py
+++ b/gestion/whos_lc.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import lc_ldap.filter2 as filter
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) >1:
         conn=lc_ldap.shortcuts.lc_ldap_admin()
-        result=conn.search(filter.human_to_ldap(sys.argv[1]), sizelimit=4000)
+        result=conn.search(filter.human_to_ldap(sys.argv[1].decode('utf-8')), sizelimit=4000)
         if not result:
             print "rien trouvé"
         else: