diff --git a/sickbeard/notifiers/tweet.py b/sickbeard/notifiers/tweet.py
index 81d4a8d760ca36d08c868458ebd6546a9f64399b..dc1c0f9d452a624d2ca76ab2b0eda49b5742c980 100644
--- a/sickbeard/notifiers/tweet.py
+++ b/sickbeard/notifiers/tweet.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class TwitterNotifier:
         api = twitter.Api(username, password, access_token_key, access_token_secret)
     
         try:
-            api.PostUpdate(message)
+            api.PostUpdate(message.encode('utf8'))
         except Exception, e:
             logger.log(u"Error Sending Tweet: "+ex(e), logger.ERROR)
             return False