diff --git a/pyrogram/__init__.py b/pyrogram/__init__.py
index d98ff762..5b78ac7c 100644
--- a/pyrogram/__init__.py
+++ b/pyrogram/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with Pyrogram.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Dan Tès <https://github.com/delivrance>"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Dan Tès <https://github.com/delivrance>".encode(errors="replace").decode()
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later (LGPLv3+)"
 __version__ = "0.4.0"