diff --git a/syncplay/client.py b/syncplay/client.py
index 1d77b51..342e095 100644
--- a/syncplay/client.py
+++ b/syncplay/client.py
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ class UiManager(object):
 
     def showDebugMessage(self, message):
         if constants.DEBUG_MODE and message.rstrip():
-            sys.stderr.write("{}{}\n".format(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()),message.rstrip()))
+            sys.stderr.write("{}{}\n".format(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()).decode('utf-8'),message.rstrip()))
 
     def showChatMessage(self, username, userMessage):
         messageString = u"<{}> {}".format(username, userMessage)
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/consoleUI.py b/syncplay/ui/consoleUI.py
index d5af043..868a43a 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/consoleUI.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/consoleUI.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ConsoleUI(threading.Thread):
         if noTimestamp:
             print(message)
         else:
-            print(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()) + message)
+            print(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()).decode('utf-8') + message)
 
     def showDebugMessage(self, message):
         print(message)
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/gui.py b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
index 0aa6730..4250d6f 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/gui.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         if noTimestamp:
             self.newMessage(u"{}<br />".format(message))
         else:
-            self.newMessage(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()) + message + u"<br />")
+            self.newMessage(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()).decode('utf-8') + message + u"<br />")
 
     @needsClient
     def getFileSwitchState(self, filename):
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
     @needsClient
     def isItemUntrusted(self, filename):
         return isURL(filename) and not self._syncplayClient.isURITrusted(filename)
-    
+
     @needsClient
     def isFileAvailable(self, filename):
         if filename:
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         message = message.replace(u"&", u"&amp;").replace(u'"', u"&quot;").replace(u"<", u"&lt;").replace(u">", u"&gt;")
         message = message.replace(u"\n", u"<br />")
         message = u"<span style=\"{}\">".format(constants.STYLE_ERRORNOTIFICATION) + message + u"</span>"
-        self.newMessage(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()) + message + u"<br />")
+        self.newMessage(time.strftime(constants.UI_TIME_FORMAT, time.localtime()).decode('utf-8') + message + u"<br />")
 
     @needsClient
     def joinRoom(self, room=None):