diff --git a/frontends/src/jp/output_std.py b/frontends/src/jp/output_std.py
index 4e5ae90d..6f058859 100644
--- a/frontends/src/jp/output_std.py
+++ b/frontends/src/jp/output_std.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Simple(object):
         host.register_output(C.OUTPUT_COMPLEX, SIMPLE, self.simple_print)
 
     def simple_print(self, data):
-        self.host.disp(data)
+        self.host.disp(unicode(data))
 
     def list(self, data):
         self.host.disp(u'\n'.join(data))