diff --git a/tycker/tycker.py b/tycker/tycker.py
index d3e8b86..84e2f8f 100644
--- a/tycker/tycker.py
+++ b/tycker/tycker.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def update_static_html():
                 "prev_link": previous_link,
                 "next_link": next_link,
         }
-        rendered = render("display.html", **values)
+        rendered = render("display.html", **values).encode("utf-8")
         open(current_filename, "w").write(rendered)
         file_index += 1