diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 1a79689..369c53f 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
 
     def sendMC(self, content):
         if "cccc_ic_support" in self.features and self.showname:
-            self.tcp.send('MC#' + content + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#' + self.showname + '#%')
+            self.tcp.send('MC#' + content + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#' + self.showname.decode('utf-8') + '#%')
         else:
             self.tcp.send('MC#' + content + '#' + str(self.mychar) + '#%')