1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-gmail b/git-gmail
index a395c70..68ae9a2 100755
--- a/git-gmail
+++ b/git-gmail
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _write_patch(message):
     if not os.path.exists(PATCHES_DIR):
         os.mkdir(PATCHES_DIR)
 
-    full_message = str(message.source.replace('\r', '').strip())
+    full_message = message.source.replace('\r', '').strip().encode('utf-8')
     email_message = email.message_from_string(full_message)
     subject = email_message['Subject'].replace('\n\t', ' ')