diff --git a/modules/Dispatch.py b/modules/Dispatch.py
index 7cc9711..d087c71 100644
--- a/modules/Dispatch.py
+++ b/modules/Dispatch.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Dispatch(Module):
         key, dest = self._get_key_and_destination(key)
 
         if key is not None and dest is not None:
-            msg = "[{0:s}] {1:s}".format(key, message)
+            msg = "[{0:s}] {1:s}".format(key, message.encode('utf-8', 'ignore'))
             self.new_sendmsg(dest, msg)
 
             return dest, msg