diff --git a/modules/GoogleTranslate.py b/modules/GoogleTranslate.py
index 06d4f5b..bcb35d7 100644
--- a/modules/GoogleTranslate.py
+++ b/modules/GoogleTranslate.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class GoogleTranslate(Module):
             fromlang = whats[1]
             tolang = whats[2]
             text = ' '.join(whats[3:])
+            text = text.encode('utf-8')
 
             langpair = '%s|%s' % (fromlang, tolang)
             gt_url = 'http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/translate?'