diff --git a/moinformat.py b/moinformat.py
index 933b7ff..9935084 100755
--- a/moinformat.py
+++ b/moinformat.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def moin2doku(pagename, text):
 	parser.format(formatter)
 	sys.stdout = stdout
 
-	return output.getvalue()
+	return unicode(output.getvalue().decode('utf-8'))
 
 request = RequestCLI()
 formatter = Formatter(request)