diff --git a/compressjs.sh b/compressjs.sh
index b69fc2f..ef65ff6 100755
--- a/compressjs.sh
+++ b/compressjs.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else:
 
 	filename = "'${NEWFILE}'"
 	with open(filename, "w") as f:
-		f.write(data["compiledCode"])
+		f.write(data["compiledCode"].encode("utf-8"))
 
 	print "\nBuild file %s created.\n" % filename
-' $@
\ No newline at end of file
+' $@