diff --git a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
index fbbde1fe28..d967c6cb3c 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/gui2/main.py
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         '''
         Handle exceptions in threaded jobs.
         '''
-        print >>sys.stderr, 'Error in job:', description
-        print >>sys.stderr, exception
-        print >>sys.stderr, formatted_traceback
+        print >>sys.stderr, 'Error in job:', description.encode('utf8')
+        print >>sys.stderr, exception.encode('utf8')
+        print >>sys.stderr, formatted_traceback.encode('utf8')
         if not self.device_error_dialog.isVisible():
             msg =  u'<p><b>%s</b>: '%(exception.__class__.__name__,) + unicode(str(exception), 'utf8', 'replace') + u'</p>'
             msg += u'<p>Failed to perform <b>job</b>: '+description
@@ -659,10 +659,10 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
             self.device_error_dialog.show()
             
     def conversion_job_exception(self, id, description, exception, formatted_traceback, log):
-        print >>sys.stderr, 'Error in job:', description
-        print >>sys.stderr, log
-        print >>sys.stderr, exception
-        print >>sys.stderr, formatted_traceback
+        print >>sys.stderr, 'Error in job:', description.encode('utf8')
+        print >>sys.stderr, log.encode('utf8')
+        print >>sys.stderr, exception.encode('utf8')
+        print >>sys.stderr, formatted_traceback.encode('utf8')
         msg =  u'<p><b>%s</b>: '%(exception.__class__.__name__,) + unicode(str(exception), 'utf8', 'replace') + u'</p>'
         msg += u'<p>Failed to perform <b>job</b>: '+description
         msg += u'<p>Detailed <b>traceback</b>:<pre>'
@@ -731,4 +731,4 @@ def main(args=sys.argv):
     
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.exit(main())
\ No newline at end of file
+    sys.exit(main())