1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/msec/msecgui.py b/src/msec/msecgui.py
index 6becfdf..ddc8170 100755
--- a/src/msec/msecgui.py
+++ b/src/msec/msecgui.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import logging
 # localization
 import gettext
 try:
-    gettext.install("msec")
+    gettext.install("msec", unicode=1)
 except IOError:
     _ = str