diff --git a/Linux/Tentia.py b/Linux/Tentia.py
index 1024e63..ad75bdf 100755
--- a/Linux/Tentia.py
+++ b/Linux/Tentia.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+
 import os, sys, pickle, subprocess
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWebKit
 import Windows, Helper
@@ -137,9 +138,10 @@ class Controller(QtCore.QObject):
 		self.app.new_message_windows.append(new_message_window)
 
 	def sendMessage(self, message):
-		text = str.replace(str(message.text), "\\", "\\\\")
-		text = str.replace(text, "\"", "\\\"")
-		text = str.replace(text, "\n", "\\n")
+		text = message.text
+		text = unicode.replace(text, "\\", "\\\\")
+		text = unicode.replace(text, "\"", "\\\"")
+		text = unicode.replace(text, "\n", "\\n")
 
 		in_reply_to_status_id = ""
 		if message.inReplyTostatusId is not None:
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ class Controller(QtCore.QObject):
 		if message.isPrivate:
 			isPrivate = "true"
 
-		func = "tentia_instance.sendNewMessage(\"{}\", \"{}\", \"{}\", {}, {}, {});".format(text, in_reply_to_status_id, in_reply_to_entity, locationObject, imageFilePath, isPrivate)
+		func = ("tentia_instance.sendNewMessage(\"" + text + "\", \"{}\", \"{}\", {}, {}, {});").format( in_reply_to_status_id, in_reply_to_entity, locationObject, imageFilePath, isPrivate)
 		self.app.timeline.evaluateJavaScript(func)
 
 	@QtCore.pyqtSlot(str, str)
diff --git a/Linux/Windows.py b/Linux/Windows.py
index 63fbe26..d76f8f9 100644
--- a/Linux/Windows.py
+++ b/Linux/Windows.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class NewPost(Helper.RestorableWindow):
 		count = 256 - len(self.textInput.toPlainText())
 		if count >= 0:
 			message = Helper.PostModel()
-			message.text = self.textInput.toPlainText()
+			message.text = unicode(self.textInput.toPlainText().toUtf8(), "utf-8")
 			message.inReplyTostatusId = self.status_id
 			message.inReplyToEntity = self.reply_to_entity
 			message.location = None