diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
index 9ef7c3af..6399f260 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ProfileManager(object):
 
         for contact in presences:
             for res in presences[contact]:
-                jabber_id = ('%s/%s' % (jid.JID(contact).bare, res)) if res else contact
+                jabber_id = (u'%s/%s' % (jid.JID(contact).bare, res)) if res else contact
                 show = presences[contact][res][0]
                 priority = presences[contact][res][1]
                 statuses = presences[contact][res][2]